Review article
Dose-volume histograms
Drzymala RE, Mohan R, Brewster L, et al.
DoseLab summary
Describes the cumulative dose-volume histogram as a graphical summary of the dose within a volume of interest, useful for comparing rival plans, and warns that because positional information is lost it should not be the sole criterion for plan evaluation. Abstract read in Europe PMC; citation checked against Crossref.
Why this is useful
The classic description of the DVH — what it summarizes, how it is computed, and why it should never be the only thing you look at.
Reference details
- Title
- Dose-volume histograms
- Authors / organization
- Drzymala RE, Mohan R, Brewster L, et al.
- Publication / protocol
- Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1991;21(1):71–78
- Version
- Pending verification
- Year
- 1991
- DOI
- 10.1016/0360-3016(91)90168-4
- Disease sites
- Pending verification
- Topics
- Plan Evaluation, DVH, Dose-volume metrics
- Fractionation context
- Pending verification
- Last reviewed by DoseLab
- 2026-10-06