| 2D | 2-dimensional |
| 2D-STE | 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography |
| A | late diastolic mitral inflow velocity |
| E | early diastolic mitral inflow velocity |
| e′ | early diastolic tissue Doppler velocity |
| E/A | ratio of early to late diastolic mitral inflow velocities |
| GCS | global circumferential strain |
| GCSRe | global circumferential early diastolic strain rate |
| GLS | global longitudinal strain |
| GLSRe | global longitudinal early diastolic strain rate |
| GLSRs | global longitudinal systolic strain rate |
| GRS | global radial strain |
| GRSRe | global radial early diastolic strain rate |
| LV | left ventricular |
| LVEF | left ventricular ejection fraction |
| PBT | proton beam therapy |
| PhT | photon beam therapy |
| RT | radiotherapy |
| RV | right ventricular |
| S′ | systolic annular tissue velocity |
| SRe | early diastolic strain rate |
| SRs | systolic strain rate |
| TAPSE | tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion |
| TTE | transthoracic echocardiography |