IR	ionising radiation
LET	lineal energy transfer
MV	mega voltage
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
ECM	extracellular matrix
NPs	nanoparticles
AuNPs	gold nanoparticles
AuNRs	gold nanorads
Au@Pt-Nss	gold-platinum nanoseeds
PTC	papillary thyroid cancer
SEM	standard error of mean
ROS	reactive oxygen species
FBS	foetal bovine serum
BG	background
ICP-MS	inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry