| BPA | Boron phenylalanine |
| BSH | Sodium borocaptate |
| Cx43 | Connexin43 |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| EPO | Erythropoietin |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinases |
| GBM | Glioblastoma |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| IR | Ionizing radiation |
| LET | Linear energy transfer |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteases |
| OER | Oxygen enhancement ratio |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RTKs | Receptors tyrosine kinases |
| SH | SRC homology domains |
| SRC | SRC proto-oncogene non-receptor tyrosine kinase |
| TIMPs | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases |
| VEGFR | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |