| 177Lu | Lutetium-177 |
| TRT | Targeted radiation therapy |
| MNPs | Magnetic nanoparticles |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| SPECT | Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| ICRP | International Commission on Radiological Protection |
| Lutathera® | [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE |
| Pluvicto® | [177Lu]Lu-Vivipotide tetraxetan |
| PRRT | Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy |
| CuAAC | Copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition |
| SPAAC | Strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition |
| IEDDA | Inverse-electron-demand Diels–Alder |
| CBT | 2-cyanobenzothiazole |
| NTA | Nitrilotriacetic acid |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| DTPA | Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid |
| DOTA | 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid |
| DO3A | 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetic acid |
| NOTA | 1,4,7-Triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic acid |
| NOTAGA | (NOTA (1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic acid) + GA (glutaric acid)) |
| NETA | {4-[2-(bis-carboxymethylamino)-ethyl]-7-carboxymethyl-[1,4,7]-triazonan-1-yl}-acetic acid |
| DOTRP | 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclodecane-1,4,7,10-tetra(R)ester phosphinic acid |
| NORP | 1,4,7-teriazacyclononane-1,4,7-tri(R)esterphosphinic acid |
| 177Hf | Hafnium-177 |
| 176Yb | Ytterbium-176 |
| 176Lu | Lutetium-176 |
| 169Yb | Ytterbium-169 |
| 175Yb | Ytterbium-175 |
| 177Yb | Ytterbium-177 |
| SA | Specific activity |
| GEP-NETs | Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors |
| PPGLs | Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas |
| LAR | Long-acting repeatable |
| SSTR2 | Somatostatin Receptor 2 |
| mCRPC | Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| PI(s) | Principal investigator(s) |
| PSMA | Prostate-specific membrane antigen |
| PET/CT | Positron emission tomography/Computed tomography |
| NETs | Neuroendocrine tumors |
| EPR | Enhanced permeability and retention |
| MIONPs | Magnetic iron oxide NPs |
| IONPs | Iron oxide NPs |
| SPIONPs | Superparamagnetic iron oxide NPs |
| SPIO | Superparamagnetic iron oxide |
| Fe3O4 | Magnetite |
| γ-Fe2O3 | Maghemite |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| co-CNCs | Condensed colloidal nanocrystal clusters |
| MA | Alginate-coated nanocrystallites |
| MAPEG | PEGylated MA |
| Dh | Hydrodynamic diameter |
| DLS | Dynamic light scattering |
| ITLC-SG | Instant Thin Layer Chromatography-Silica Gel |
| NBT | Nanobrachytherapy |
| DMSA | Meso-1,2-dimercaptosuccinic acid |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| PDI | Polydispersity index |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| FT-IR | Fourier-transform infrared |
| CA | Citric acid |
| PAA | Poly(acrylic acid) |
| SAED | Selected-area electron diffraction |
| MS | Saturation magnetization |
| EDC | N-ethyl-N′-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)carbodiimide |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| AA | Alginic acid |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| BVCZ | Bevacizumab |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
| RP-HPLC | Reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| HIR | Heat-induced radiolabeling |
| FH | Feraheme |
| CMD | Carboxymethyldextran |
| ICP-MS | Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| SEC | Size exclusion chromatography |
| LAGMERAL | Ligand Anchoring Group-Mediated Radiolabeling |
| DP-PEG | Diphosphonate-polyethylene glycol |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| ccDTPA | Cyclohexane-1,4-diyldinitrilo)tetraacetic acid dianhydride |
| MACS | Magnetic-assorting cell separation |
| PCS | Photon correlation spectroscopy |
| PLL | Poly-L-lysine |
| SAR | Specific absorption rate |
| Pro | Proline |
| Trp | Tryptophan |
| UV-Vis | Ultraviolet-Visible |
| DCS | Differential centrifugal sedimentation |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| DBCO | Dibenzocyclooctyne |
| 177Lu-TCL-SPIONPs | 177Lu-labeled thermally cross-linked SPIONPs |
| RES | Reticuloendothelial system |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| NMIBC | Nonmuscle-invasivebladder cancer |
| MIBC | Muscle-invasive bladder cancer |
| 177Lu-MNFs | 177Lu-labeled magnetic nano-formulations |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
| RCY | Radiochemical yield |
| RCP | Radiochemical purity |