| SABR | stereotactic ablative radiotherapy |
| SBRT | stereotactic body radiation therapy |
| VM | vertebral metastasis |
| CTV | clinical target volume |
| CEA | carcino embryonic antigen |
| iPET | immuno positron emission tomography |
| PET-CT | positron emission tomography-computed tomography |
| BC | breast cancer |
| MTC | medullary thyroid carcinoma |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| F-DOPA | l-3,4-dihydroxy-6-[18f]fluorophenylalanine |
| FDG | fluoro desoxy glucose |
| HAMA | human antimouse antibody |
| HAHA | human antihuman antibody |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| ISRC | International Spine Radiosurgery Consortium |