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-The presence of a
wedge decreases the beam output
-The “Transmission Wedge Factor” of simply wedge factor
is energy dependent
WF(E)
For the 60 degree Elekta wedge the wedge factor is
~0.25 for 6MV photons and ~0.29 for 10MV photons
Wedged beams