| SPECT | Single-photon emission computed tomography |
| TRT | Targeted radionuclide therapy |
| LET | Linear energy transfer |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| BFC | Bifunctional chelator |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| hCTR1 | Human copper transporter receptor 1 |
| ATOX1 | Antioxidant 1 copper chaperone |
| BMS2P2 | 2-nitroimidazole derivative |
| DOTA | S-2-(4-isothiocyanatobenzyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-tetraacetic acid |
| PCTA | 3,6,9,15-tetraazabicyclo [9.3.1] pentadeca-1(15),11,13-triene-4-S-(4 isothiocyanatobenzyl)-3,6,9-triacetic acid |
| PSMA | Prostate-specific membrane antigen |
| NOTA | 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-N,N′,N″-triacetic acid |
| NET | Neuroendocrine tumors |
| EDTMP | Ethylenediamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) |
| GIST | Gastrointestinal stromal tumor |
| TKI | Tyrosine kinase inhibitor drugs |
| PDGFR | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| NT1 | Neurotensin 1 |
| SST2A | Somatostatin receptor |
| VPAC2 | Vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor type 2 |
| GRP | Gastrin-releasing peptide receptor |
| CCK2 | Cholecystokinin receptors |
| AMBA | 4-(Aminomethyl)benzoic acid |
| TREM-2 | Marker triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| COG1410 | Apolipoprotein E (apoE) mimetic small peptide |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophages |
| BON-1 | Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor cells |
| QGP1 | Human pancreatic endocrine cell line |
| NCI-H727 | Bronchial carcinoid cell |
| GOT1 | Human small intestine NET cell line |
| GUL | Glu-urea-lys |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| IGF2R | Insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| MIBI | Hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile |
| [99mTc]Tat-BN | [99mTc]N2S2-Tat(49–57)-Lys3-bombesin |