| BP | Bandpass |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidin-2-fenilindolo |
| DBSs | Double-strand breaks |
| DRIFT | Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform |
| FBS | Foetal bovine serum |
| FSC | Forward scatter |
| H-NDs | Hydrogenated nanodiamonds |
| HPHT | High pressure high temperature |
| LET | Linear energy transfer |
| MB | Medulloblastoma |
| MEM | Minimum Essential Medium |
| MFI | Median Fluorescence Intensity |
| NDs | Nanodiamonds |
| NV | Nitrogen-vacancy |
| OX-NDs | Oxidized nanodiamonds |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PE | Plating efficiency |
| PL | Photoluminescence |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SSC | Side scatter |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |