| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| ATR | Ataxia telangiectasia and rad3-related |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CHK1 | Checkpoint kinase 1 |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamino-2-phenylindole |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| PBT | Proton beam therapy |
| DSB | Double strand break |
| HRR | Homologous recombination repair |
| NHEJ | Non-homologous end joining |
| PARP | Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase |
| RT | Radiation therapy |
| siRNA | Small interfering ribonucleic acid |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |