New individual tissue compensators for high-energetic photons. Part I. Principle and procedure

Part I. The inhomogeneity of absorbed dose caused by irregular body surface contour in the treatment port for external photon radiation is shown as a problem. The discussion of the physical fundamentals and technical possibilities of missing tissue compensators leads to a practical solution. A new handy procedure is presented allowing easy and rapid preparing of geometrically minified as well as absorption- and stray radiation corrected individual compensators. The achievable dose homogeneity within the target volume is shown as better than +/-5%. Systematical errors are investigated for the different parameters. In Part II systematical preclinical tests and first practical clinical experiences will be discussed.