| AEC | Alveolar epithelial cell type |
| AP | Activator protein |
| ATM | Ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated |
| ATR | Ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated and Rad3 related |
| BCAA | Branch chain amino acid |
| BLM | Bleomycin |
| BrdU | Bromodeoxyuridine |
| CAF | Cancer associated fibroblast |
| CCL | CC-chemokine ligand |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CST | Cystatin-S |
| CXCL | C-X-C motif ligand |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DSB | Double-strand breaks |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ESM | Extracellular senescence metabolome |
| GDF | Growth/ differentiation factor |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| HMGB | High mobility group box |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| IGFBP | Insulin-like growth factor binding protein |
| IL | Interleukin |
| ILD | Interstitial lung disease |
| IMRT | Intensity-modulated radiotherapy |
| IPF | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| IR | Ionizing radiation |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LAMB | Lamin subunit beta |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LT | Leukotrien |
| MMP | Matrix metalloprotease |
| MnTBAP | Mn(III) tetrakis (4-benzoic acid) porphyrin |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NK | Natural killer cell |
| NRF | Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like |
| PAI | Plasminogen activator protein |
| PG | Prostagladin |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide-3-kinase |
| PTEN | Phosphatase tensin homolog |
| P53 | Tumor protein p53, celullar tumor antigen p53 |
| Rb | Retinoblastoma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SA-β-gal | Senescence-associated β-galactosidase |
| SAHF | Senescence-associated heterochromatin foci |
| SASP | Senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| SBRT | Stereotactic body radiation therapy |
| SERPIN | Serine protease inhibitor |
| SERPINE | Plasminogen activator inhibitor |
| SIPS | Stress-induced premature senescence |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor beta |
| Rb | Retinoblastoma protein |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| STC | Stanniocalcin |
| TERT | Telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitors of metallopeptidase |
| TR | RNA template |
| XRT | Irradiation |
| ZEB | Zinc finger E-boxing binding homeobox |