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Image quality and dosimetric accuracy of sCT were comprehensively evaluated.\n Main results.<\/jats:italic>\n In both internal and external validation cohorts, cDDPM-generated sCT significantly outperformed all competing methods across all metrics (MAE, SSIM, MS-SSIM, PSNR, PSNR-hvs, PSNR-hvs-m; all\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n P<\/mml:mi>\n <<\/mml:mo>\n 0.001<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ), while showing no significant difference from pCT (all\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n P<\/mml:mi>\n ><\/mml:mo>\n 0.05<\/mml:mn>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ). Mean dose differences for target volumes and critical organs at risk were\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n <<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n 0.4\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n %<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n and\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n <<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n 1.6\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n %<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , respectively, with no statistical significance. 3D gamma passing rates (3 mm\/3\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n %<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n ) exceeded 98.0\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n %<\/mml:mi>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n in both cohorts.\n Significance.<\/jats:italic>\n The proposed cDDPM generates sCT images with image quality approaching that of pCT and introduces negligible dosimetric uncertainty. 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