| FUS | Focused ultrasound |
| RT | Radiation therapy |
| HT | Hyperthermia |
| FUS-Cav | FUS shot with cavitation |
| HIFU | High-intensity focused ultrasound |
| MR | Magnetic resonance |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| PCD | Passive cavitation detector |
| TA | Terephthalate acid |
| FOH | Fiber-optic hydrophone |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| HEPES | 4-(2- Hydroxyethyl)-piperazine- 1- ethanesulfonic acid |
| MEM | Minimum Essential Medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FFT | Fast Fourier transformation |
| RMS | Root-mean-square |
| SF | Survival fraction |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |