| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell cancer |
| LOS | Length of stay |
| MDT | Multidisciplinary team |
| CRT | Chemoradiotherapy |
| H-IMRT | Helical intensity-modulated radiotherapy |
| PGSGA | Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment |
| SGA | Subjective Global Assessment |
| HD | High dose |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| NGT | Nasogastric tube |
| HPV | Human papilloma virus |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| RCT | Randomised controlled trial |
| CTCAE | Common toxicity criteria for adverse events |
| QOL | Quality of life |
| GRADE | Grading of recommendations, assessment, development and evaluation |