| XT | photon therapy |
| PT | proton therapy |
| NIPP | Netherlands’s National Indication Protocol Proton therapy |
| NCC | convolutional neural network |
| DL | deep learning |
| NTCP | normal tissue complication probability |
| RT | radiation therapy |
| IMRT | intensity-modulated radiation therapy |
| VMAT | volumetric modulated arc therapy |
| IMPT | intensity-modulated proton therapy |
| OAR | organs at risk |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NPC | nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| TPS | treatment planning system |
| PMC U | pharyngeal constrictor muscles upper |
| PMC M | pharyngeal constrictor muscles middle |
| PMC I | pharyngeal constrictor muscles inferior |
| DPTV | contours and distance map |
| COM | combined model |
| PL | parotid left |
| PR | parotid right |
| OC | oral cavity |
| MP | manual plan |
| MAE | mean absolute error |
| Dmean | mean dose |
| AUC | area under curve |
| ROC | operating characteristic curve |
| Xer2+ | xerostomia ≥ grade 2 |
| Xer3+ | xerostomia ≥ grade 3 |
| Dys2+ | dysphagia ≥ grade 2 |
| Dys3+ | dysphagia ≥ grade 3 |