| ASTRO | American Society for Radiation Oncology |
| ALK | anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| DLT | definitive local therapy. |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EORTC | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer |
| ESTRO | European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology |
| JCOG | Japan Clinical Oncology Group |
| LAT | local ablative therapy |
| LCG | Lung Cancer Group |
| MWA | microwave ablation |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| RFA | radiofrequency ablation |
| ROG | radiation oncology group |
| SBRT | stereotactic body radiotherapy |
| SRS | stereotactic radiosurgery |
| SRT | stereotactic radiotherapy |