title: Treatment of the intact breast using tangent split beam fields and half 15 degree wedges as tissue compensators.
abstract: A 15 degree wedge inserted half way into the radiation field can be used effectively as a tissue compensator, in some cases reducing dose inhomogeneity by as much as 25%. The 15 degrees half wedge dosimetry and its application to a specific therapy technique is discussed in this article.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted