The data on the galactic cosmic ray intensity near the Earth and in the distant heliosphere allow determination of the radial profiles of the intensity corresponding to the minima and maxima of the solar cycles 22 and 23. These profiles and the new definitions of the residual and 11-year intensity modulations to make them independent of the phase of the 22-year variation are briefly discussed. Special attention is paid to the conditions when it could be useful using these new definitions.