Consensus guideline
Dose-Volume Histogram Compendium of Dose Constraints for Treatment Planning: An ASTRO Consensus Paper
Puckett LL, Apisarnthanarax S, Ballas LK, et al. · ASTRO / Veterans Affairs
DoseLab summary
Consensus DVH planning goals for breast, head and neck, liver, lung, prostate and rectal cancer, built from VA/ASTRO quality-measure work and approved by modified Delphi vote. Tables are also published as Appendix E3 on astro.org. DoseLab's prostate 70 Gy / 28 fx column quotes Table 21.
Why this is useful
ASTRO and the VA's consensus DVH goals for common schedules by site, with primary and secondary goals and the references behind each organ.
Reference details
- Title
- Dose-Volume Histogram Compendium of Dose Constraints for Treatment Planning: An ASTRO Consensus Paper
- Authors / organization
- Puckett LL, Apisarnthanarax S, Ballas LK, et al. · ASTRO / Veterans Affairs
- Publication / protocol
- Pract Radiat Oncol. 2026;16(3):294–317
- Version
- Pending verification
- Year
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.prro.2025.11.003
- Disease sites
- Prostate, Breast, Lung, Head & Neck, GI
- Topics
- Dose Constraints, Plan Evaluation, Prostate, Moderate hypofractionation, ASTRO
- Fractionation context
- Common conventional, moderately hypofractionated and ultrahypofractionated schedules
- Last reviewed by DoseLab
- 2026-10-14