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. 2024 May 29;25(11):5954. doi: 10.3390/ijms25115954
A Ampere
A (in chemical
element symbol)
Mass Number
A7R Ala-Thr-Trp-Leu-Pro-Pro-Arg
AAZTA 2,2-((1,4-Bis(carboxymethyl)-1,4-diazepan-6-yl)azanediyl)diacetic Acid
Ah Ampere-hour
BN Bombesin
Bq Becquerel
cRGD Cyclic Arginylglycylaspartic Acid
CT Computed Tomography
D Deuteron
DGA Diglycolamide
DO3AM-NI 2,2′,2″-(10-(2-((2-(2-Nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl)amino)-2-oxoethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic Acid
DO3AP 2,2′,2″-(10-(Phosphonomethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic Acid
DO3APABn 2,2′,2″-(10-(((4-Aminobenzyl)(hydroxy)phosphoryl)methyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic Acid
DO3APPrA 2,2′,2″-(10-(((2-Carboxyethyl)(hydroxy)phosphoryl)methyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic Acid
DOTA 2,2′,2″,2‴-(1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl)tetraacetic Acid
DOTA-NOC 2,2′,2″-(10-(2-((1-((13-((1H-Indol-3-yl)methyl)-10-(4-aminobutyl)-4-((1,3-dihydroxybutan-2-yl)carbamoyl)-7-(1-hydroxyethyl)-16-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-19-yl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic Acid
DOTA-PSMA-617 ((1-Carboxy-5-(3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2-(4-((2-(4,7,10-tris(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecan-1-yl)acetamido)methyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxamido)propanamido)pentyl)carbamoyl)glutamic Acid
DOTA-RGD 2,2′,2″-(10-(2-((4-(14-Benzyl-11-(carboxymethyl)-5-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxo-1,4,7,10,13-pentaazacyclopentadecan-2-yl)butyl)amino)-2-oxoethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic Acid
DOTATOC 2,2′,2″-(10-(2-((1-((13-((1H-Indol-3-yl)methyl)-10-(4-aminobutyl)-4-((1,3-dihydroxybutan-2-yl)carbamoyl)-16-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-7-(1-hydroxyethyl)-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-19-yl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)amino)-2-oxoethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic Acid
DR7A DArg-DPro-DPro-DLeu-DTrp-DThr-DAla
DTPA 2,2′,2″,2‴-((((Carboxymethyl)azanediyl)bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(azanetriyl))tetraacetic Acid
E Energy of an Incident Photon in a Scintillator
e Electron
e+ Positron
EDTA 2,2′,2″,2‴-(Ethane-1,2-diylbis(azanetriyl))tetraacetic Acid
ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
eV Electron Volt
FISRE Free-Ion Selective Radiotracer Extraction
g Ground State
GRPR Gastrin Releasing Peptide Receptors
H3mpatcn 2,2′-(7-((6-Carboxypyridin-2-yl)methyl)-1,4,7-triazonane-1,4-diyl)diacetic Acid
H3NOTA 1,4,7-Triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic Acid
H4pypa 6,6′-(((Pyridine-2,6-diylbis(methylene))bis((carboxymethyl)azanediyl))bis(methylene))dipicolinic Acid
HDEHP Di-2-ethylhexyl Phosphoric Acid
HFIR High Flux Isotope Reactor
HPGe High-Purity Germanium
HPLC High Performance Liquid Chromatography
ID/g Injected Dose per Gram of Radionuclide
iTLC Instant Thin-Layer Chromatography
K4R Lys(HArg)-Dab-Pro-Arg
LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cell Line
log K Stability Constant
log Ki Protonation Constant
m Metastable State
MBq/μmol Megabecquerel per Micromole or Apparent Molar Activity
MCi Millicurie
MP-AES Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
N Number of Neutrons
nat-V Natural Vanadium
NBD 2,2′,2″,2‴-(2-(4-Nitrobenzyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl)tetraacetic Acid
NI 2-Nitroimidazole
NODAGA-NOC 2,2′-(7-(4-((1-((13-((1H-Indol-3-yl)methyl)-10-(4-aminobutyl)-4-((1,3-dihydroxybutan-2-yl)carbamoyl)-7-(1-hydroxyethyl)-16-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-19-yl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)amino)-1-carboxy-4-oxobutyl)-1,4,7-triazonane-1,4-diyl)diacetic Acid
NODAGA-RGD 2,2-(7-(1-Carboxy-4-((4-(11-(carboxymethyl)-5-(3-guanidinopropyl)-14-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxo-1,4,7,10,13-pentaazacyclopentadecan-2-yl)butyl)amino)-4-oxobutyl)-1,4,7-triazonane-1,4-diyl)diacetic Acid
NOTA 2,2′,2″-(1,4,7-Triazonane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic Acid
NRP-1 protein Neuropilin-1 Protein
p Proton
PC-3 cells Prostate Cancer cells
PET Positron Emission Tomography
picagaDUPA 17-(4-(Carboxymethyl)-7-((6-carboxypyridin-2-yl)methyl)-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)-5,10,14-trioxo-4,6,11,13-tetraazaheptadecane-1,3,7,17-tetracarboxylic Acid
PSI Paul Scherrer Institute
PSMA Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
RGD Arg-Gly-Asp or Arginylglycylaspartic Acid
s Seconds
SCID Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
SCX Strong Cation Exchange
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
SiPM Silicon Photomultiplier
SPECT Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography
SPION Super-Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
t1/2 Half-life
TBP Tributyl Phosphate
TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy
TETA 2,2′,2″,2‴-(1,4,8,11-Tetraazacyclotetradecane-1,4,8,11-tetrayl)tetraacetic Acid
TLC Thin-Layer Chromatography
UTEVA Uranium and Tetravalent Actinide
UV Ultraviolet
V/M Volume-to-Muscle ratio
VECC Variable Energy Cyclotron Center
x Alpha or Beta Particle
X Position of an Incident Photon in a Scintillator on X-Axis
X (in nuclear decay reactions) Parent Nucleus
X* Excited Nuclear State of Parent Nucleus
Y Position of an Incident Photon in a Scintillator on Y-Axis
Υ (in nuclear decay reactions) Daughter Nucleus
y Years
Z Atomic Number
α Alpha Particle
β Beta Particle
β+ Positron
γ Gamma Radiation
μL Microliters