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Dosimetry of effective wedge fields produced by an internal wedge. 1994

A L Boyer, and S Tung, and V Otte, and N Wells, and R Steadham
Department of Radiation Physics, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.

A procedure is described to calculate the monitor unit ratios required to produce effective wedge fields having a desired wedge angle by combining an internal 60 degrees wedge with an open field. Complementary procedures are derived and demonstrated for calculating the effective wedge dose distributions with wedge angles of 15 degrees, 30 degrees, and 45 degrees using the central axis depth dose data and off-axis ratios of the open field and the 60 degrees wedged field. Measurements at five points on and off the central axis within each field and measurements of the effective wedge factor demonstrated that the calculated wedge distributions were correctly delivered to within 2% in all cases.

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D011880 Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted Computer-assisted mathematical calculations of beam angles, intensities of radiation, and duration of irradiation in radiotherapy. Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer-Assisted,Planning, Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy,Calculation, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Calculations, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Computer Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculation,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculations,Dosimetry Calculation, Computer-Assisted,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer Assisted,Planning, Computer Assisted Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Planning, Computer Assisted
D011882 Radiotherapy, High-Energy Radiotherapy using high-energy (megavolt or higher) ionizing radiation. Types of radiation include gamma rays, produced by a radioisotope within a teletherapy unit; x-rays, electrons, protons, alpha particles (helium ions) and heavy charged ions, produced by particle acceleration; and neutrons and pi-mesons (pions), produced as secondary particles following bombardment of a target with a primary particle. Megavolt Radiotherapy,High-Energy Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy, Megavolt,High Energy Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy, High Energy
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