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This retrospective study aimed to determine the role of irradiation dose to the thymus on RIL in breast cancer (BC) patients who received adjuvant radiotherapy (RT).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>BC patients who received adjuvant RT in 2019 and had available complete blood count data were included. RIL was defined according to CTCAE v5.0 criteria. Logistic regression identified thymic dosimetric and clinical parameters linked to G3+ RIL, ROC analysis determined optimal protective thresholds, and Delong test compared model performance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The data of a total of 93 consecutive patients were retrospectively retrieved, with 37.6% (35\/93) experienced G3+ RIL. Logistic regression analysis identified thymic dosimetric factors (mean dose, V5, V10), baseline ALC, RT technique and IMNI were associated with G3+ RIL. ROC analysis showed that a combined model of baseline clinical and thymic dosimetry parameters had the highest AUC (0.869). 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