| Au | Gold |
| AuNCs | Gold Nanocages |
| BFC | Bifunctional Chelator |
| BN | Bombesin |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| DEX | Dextran |
| DFO | Desferrioxamine |
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DOTA | 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-Tetraacetic Acid |
| DOTAGA | DOTA-Aza-Macrocycle Derivative |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| DPA | Dipicolylamine |
| DSB | Double-Strand Break |
| DTPA | Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetic Acid |
| EBRT | External Beam Radiotherapy |
| EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3 dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin Gallate |
| EPR | Enhanced Permeability and Retention |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GRP | Gastrin-Releasing Peptide |
| HYNIC | Hydrazinonicotinamide |
| IONPs | Iron Oxide Nanoparticles |
| LA | Lipoic Acid |
| MCP | Metal Chelating Polymer |
| NHS | N-Hydroxysuccinimide |
| NOTA | 1,4,7-Triazacyclononane-1,4,7-Triacetic Acid |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| OPSS | Ortho-Pyridyl Disulfide |
| PBS | Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| PEG | Polyethylene Glycol |
| PGlu | Polyglutamic Acid |
| PSMA | Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RT | Room Temperature |
| SnCl2 | Stannous Chloride |
| SPIONs | Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles |
| SSB | Single-Strand Break |
| TADOTAGA | Tetraazacyclododecane Tetraamide Derivative |
| TCEP | Tris(2-Carboxyethyl)Phosphine |
| TCPP | meso-Tetrakis(4-Carboxyphenyl)Porphyrin |
| TLC | Thin-Layer Chromatography |
| ZnO | Zinc Oxide |