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The TCP model is used for treatment plan optimization together with NTCP models.\n                    <jats:italic>Main results.<\/jats:italic>\n                    The approach is exemplified using three different HNSCC cases, considering the tradeoff between 1) xerostomia and ENI of contralateral LNL II, 2) dysphagia and ENI of LNL III, and 3) hypothyroidism and ENI of LNL IV. 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