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Then, we induced feature attribution analysis (Shapley additive explanation, SHAP) in explaining the XGboost models to explore the directional contribution of each feature to lymphopenia. Finally, we implemented the proof-of-concept clinical validation. The results showed that the XGboost models had rigorous generalization performances (accuracies 0.764 and ROC-AUC 0.841, respectively) in the independent cohort. The baseline lymphocyte counts are the most protective feature (SHAP = 5.226, direction of SHAP = -0.964). Baseline platelets and monocytes also played important protective roles. The usage of taxane only chemotherapy was less risk on lymphopenia than the combination of anthracycline and taxane. By the contribution analysis of dose, we identified that firstly lymphocytes were sensitive to a radiation dose less than 4Gy; secondly the irradiation volume was more important in promoting lymphopenia than the irradiation dose; thirdly the irradiation dose promoted the event of lymphopenia when the irradiation volume was fixed. Overall, our findings paved the way to clarifying the radiation dose volume effect. 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