| MH | Microwave hyperthermia |
| SAR | Specific absorption rate |
| CNN | Convolutional neural network |
| EM | Electromagnetic |
| TR | Time reversal |
| iw-PSO | Inertia-weighted particle swarm optimization |
| HTP | Hyperthermia treatment planning |
| FDTD | Finite difference time domain |
| ISM | Industrial, Scientific, and Medical |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| TBR | Target-to-breast ratio |
| HTQ | Hotspot-to-target quotient |
| CA | Circular applicator |
| LA | Linear applicator |
| TC | Tumor coverage |