QUANTEC Publications
Comprehensive Collection of Quantitative Analysis of Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic
QUANTEC Special Issue
QUANTEC (Quantitative Analysis of Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic) reports were published as a special issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics (Red Journal), 2010, Vol. 76, No. 3, Supplement.
This issue included 3 introductory, 16 organ-specific and 5 vision papers.
QUANTEC Objective
As described in the introductory QUANTEC paper, "Use of normal tissue probability models in the clinic" by Lawrence B. Marks, Ellen D. Yorke, Andrew Jackson, Randall K. Ten Haken, Louis S. Constine, Avraham Eisbruch, Søren M. Bentzen, Jiho Nam, and Joseph O. Deasy, IJROBP, 2010, Vol. 76, No. 3, Supplement, pp. S10-S19:
"The Quantitative Analysis of Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (QUANTEC) review summarizes the currently available three-dimensional dose/volume/outcome data to update and refine the normal tissue dose/volume tolerance guidelines provided by the classic Emami et al. paper published in 1991. A 'clinician's view' on using the QUANTEC information in a responsible manner is presented along with a description of the most commonly used normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) models. A summary of organ-specific dose/volume/outcome data, based on the QUANTEC reviews, is included."
Introductory QUANTEC Papers
Guest Editor's Introduction to QUANTEC: A User Guide
Quantitative Analyses of Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (QUANTEC): An Introduction to the Scientific Issue
Use of Normal Tissue Probability Models in the Clinic
Organ-Specific QUANTEC Papers
Central Nervous System
Brain
Optic Nerve/Chiasm
Brain Stem
Spinal Cord
Ear
Head and Neck
Parotid
Larynx/Pharynx
Thorax
Abdomen
Pelvis
QUANTEC Summary Tables
Quick reference tables summarizing dose/volume constraints for all organs: