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. 2025 Sep 18;17(18):3055. doi: 10.3390/cancers17183055
Ac Actinium
Po Polonium
Tl Thallium 
Rn Radon
U Uranium
Bq Becquerel 
keV Kilo electron volt
Y year
H hour
A alpha
t1/2 Half-life
W Watt 
N Neuton
CK-CEN Nuclear- Energy Research Centre
IPF Isotope production facility
KIRAMS Korean Institute for Radiological and Medical Sciences
CNEA Argentine National Atomic Energy Commission
MSIG multicolumn selective inversion generators 
INR Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
BNL Brookhaven National Laboratory
linac linear electron accelerator
ITU Institute for Trans-Uranium Elements
ISOL Isotope Separation On-Line
SRS sealed radioactive sources
USA United States of America 
ITLC Instant thin-layer chromatography
SPECT Single-photon emission computed tomography
TAT Targeted alpha-particle therapy
LET Linear energy transfer
DTPA Diethylenetriaminepenta acetic acid
DMPS 2,3-Dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid
PEPA 1,4,7,10,13-pentaazacyclopentadecane-N,N′,N′′,N′′′,N′′′′-pentaacetic acid
DOTPA 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecan-1,4,7,10-tetrapropionic acid
p-SCN-Bn-DOTA S-2-(4-Isothiocyanatobenzyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane tetraacetic acid
DTPA-p-Bn-NCS S-2-(4-Isothiocyanatobenzyl)-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid
2B-DOTA-NCS 2-(p-isothiocyanatobenzyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid
SCN-CHX-A-DTPA 2-(4-isothiocyanatobenzyl)diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid
CHX-A″-DTPA A′′ isomer of N-[(R)-2-amino-3-(4-nitrophenyl)propyl]-trans-(S,S-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine-N,N,N′,N′′,N′′-pentaacetic acid
MeO-DOTA-NCS α-(5-isothiocyanato-2-methoxyphenyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid
HEHA-NCS 2-(4-isothiocyanatobenzyl)-1,4,7,10,13, 16-hexaazacyclohexadecane- 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaacetic acid
Bispa2 (6,6′-((9- hydroxy-1,5-bis(methoxycarbonyl)-2,4-di(pyridin-2-yl)-3,7-diazabicyclo [3.3.1]nonane3,7-diyl)bis(methylene))dipicolinic acid)
SCN-CHX-A′′-DTPA or CHX-A′′-DTPA-p-Bn-NCS [(R)-2-Amino-3-(4-isothiocyanatophenyl)propyl]-trans-(S,S)-cyclohexane1,2-diamine-pentaacetic acid
Bi Bismuth 
Fr Francium
Pb Lead
Ra Radium
NPI Nuclear Physics Institute
Ci Curie
MeV Mega electron volt
d Day
s Second
γ Gamma
β Beta
ppm Part per million
p Proton 
JRC Joint Research Centre
PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
ISAC Isotope Separator and Accelerator Facility
CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research
QST National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Sciences and Technology
IPPE Lipinski Institute for Physics and Power Engineering
LANL Los Alamos National Lab
ARIEL Advanced Rare IsotopE Laboratory
ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
HFIR High-Flux Isotope Reactor
EOB end of bombardment
HPLC High-pressure liquid chromatography
PC Paper chromatography
RCY Radiochemical-yield
EDTA Ethylenediaminetetra acetic acid
DMSA Dimercapto succinic acid
DOTA (1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecan-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid)
DO3A 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetic acid
cDTPA Cyclic diethylenetriaminepenta acetic acid
TETPA 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1,4,8,11-tetrapropionic acid
DOTATOC 1,4,7,10-tetra-azacylododecane N,N′,N′′,N′′′-J-tetraacetic acid-Tyr3-octreotide
DOTMP (1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecan-1,4,7,10-tetramethylene-phosphonic acid)
DOTAGA 2,2′,2′′-(10-(2,6-dioxotetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic acid
HEHA 1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaaazacyclohexadecane-N,N′,N′′,N′′′,N′′′′, N′′′′′-hexaacetic acid
Lpy (2R)-2-hydroxy-3-[[(S)-hydroxy[[(1S,2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxy cyclohexyl]oxy]phosphoryl]oxy]propyl tetradecanoate