| Re-188 | Rhenium-188 |
| SSB | Single strand break |
| PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| CL | Cherenkov light |
| Ga-68 | Gallium-68 |
| Y-90 | Yttrium-90 |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| LET | Linear energy transfer |
| SC | Supercoiled (conformation) |
| OC | Open circular (conformation) |
| L | Linear (conformation) |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SDpooled | Pooled standard deviation |
| SF | Survival fraction |
| PUVA therapy | UVA therapy with psoralen |
| DSB | Double strand break |
| ALA | Aminoevulinic acid |
| F-18-FDG | Fluor-18-fluorodeoxyglucose |