AFDSB	Amplification factor of radio-induced double-strand breaks (nanosize biodamage)
Au NPs	Gold nanoparticles
Au-PEG NPs	PEGylated gold nanoparticles
Au:Pt-PEG NPs	PEGylated bimetallic Aucore/Ptshell nanoparticles
BE	Binding energy
dH	Hydrodynamic diameter
DMSO	Dimethylsulfoxide
DSBs	Double-strand breaks
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EPR	Enhanced permeability and retention effect
FWHM	Full width at half maximum
GAMOS	Geant4-based architecture for medicine oriented simulations tool
LEPTS	Low energy particle track structure code
LMCT	Ligand-to-metal charge transfer
mDSB	yields of double-strand breaks (nanosize biodamage)
PdI	Polidispersity index
PEG	Poly (ethylene glycol)
PEG-2NH2	Homobifunctional poly (ethylene glycol) diamine
PENELOPE	Penetration and energy loss of positrons and electrons
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
SSB	Single-strand breaks
TPS	Treatment planning system
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy