| APC | Antigen presenting cell |
| AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 |
| BER | Base excision repair |
| CCR2 | Chemokine receptor 2 |
| CGA | Cancer-germline antigen |
| cGAS | Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| CIRT | Carbon ion radiotherapy |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DSB | DNA double-strand break |
| HR | Homologous recombination |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IMRT | Intensity-modulated radiotherapy |
| IRF3 | Interferon regulatory transcription factor 3 |
| LEM | Local effects model |
| LET | Linear energy transfer |
| MDSC | Myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| NHEJ | Non-homologous end joining |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| RBE | Relative biological effectiveness |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| SBRT | Stereotactic body radiation therapy |
| SSB | Single-strand break |
| STING | Stimulator of interferon gene |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |