| [18F]-FDG | 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose |
| AO | acridine orange |
| AVOs | acidic vacuoles |
| BrdU | 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine |
| CT | computed tomography |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| i.p. | intraperitoneal |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OS | osteosarcoma |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
| SUV | standardized uptake value |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling |
| VOI | volumes of interest |
| ZOL | zoledronic acid |