| BFC | bifunctional chelator |
| Bq | bequerel |
| Ci | curie |
| DFC | desferrichrome |
| DFO | desferrioxamine B |
| DOTA | 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid |
| DTPA | diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| FSC | fusarine C |
| GBq | gigabequerel |
| HOPO | hydroxpyridinoate |
| IAM | hydroxyisopthalamide |
| kBq | kilobequerel |
| keV | kiloelectron volt |
| MBq | Megabequerel |
| mCi | milicurie |
| MeV | megaelectron volt |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| TAM | terepthalamide |
| TFAC | triacetylfusarine C |
| THPN | 1,3-propanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis[(2-(aminoethy)-3-hydroxy-1-6-dimethyl-4(1H)-pyridinone)acetamide] |
| uCi | microcurie |
| α++ | alpha particle |
| β− | beta minus particle |
| β+ | positron |
| γ | gamma photon |