| GNPs | Gold nanoparticles |
| RBE | Relative biological effectiveness |
| Pt | Platinum drug |
| CA | Chemotherapeutic agent |
| Pt-CAs | Platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents |
| Pt-DNA | Platinum DNA complexes |
| DSBs | Double strand breaks |
| keV | Kilo electron Volt |
| DOTAP | 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane |
| DSPC | 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| SF | Surviving fraction |
| IR | Ionizing radiation |
| Gy | Gray (unit of radiation dose deposition) |
| CED | Convection enhanced delivery |