α	Alpha
α-MSH	α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
AuNCs	Gold nanocages
AuNP	Gold nanoparticle
AuNR	Gold nanorod
AuNS	Gold nanoshell
APTES	3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane
β	Beta
BBB	Blood brain barrier
BBN	Bombesin
BNCT	Boron neutron capture therapy
CLI	Cerenkov luminescence imaging
CT	Computed tomography
CTAB	Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
CTX	Chlorotoxin
DAPTA	D-Ala1-peptide T-amide
DC	Dendritic cell
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
DOTA	1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid
DOX	Doxorubicin
DPLNs	Draining popliteal lymph nodes
DTDTPA	Dithiolated DTPA
DTPA	Diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid
EC	Electron capture
ECIS.	European Cancer Information System
EGFr	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EPR	Enhanced permeability and retention
GRPr	Gastrin releasing peptide receptor
HNSCC	Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
HPAO	3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid-OSu
HPMA	N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide
HER	Human epidermal growth factor receptor
IT	Isomeric transition
LET	Linear energy transfer
LPFFD	Cys-Leu-Pro-Phe-Phe-Asp
MC1R	Melanocortin 1 receptor
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
NAA	Neutron activation analysis
NET	Neuroendocrine tumours
NIR	Near-infrared
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
NODAGA	1,4,7-Triazacyclononane-1-glutaric acid-4,7-acetic acid
NOTA	1,4,7-Triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic acid
NP	Nanoparticle
NPD	Nanoparticle depots
NTA	Nanoparticle tracking analyses
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PET	Positron emission tomography
p.i	Post-injection
PRRT	Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy
PSI	Permanent seed implantation
PSMA	Prostate-specific membrane antigen
RES	Reticuloendothelial system
RGD	Cyclic arginine-glycine-aspartic acid
RIe-AuNP	Radionuclide-embedded gold nanoparticles
ROI	Region of interest
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
SFB	N-Succinimidyl-4-fluorobenzoate
SPECT	Single-photon emission cumputed tomography
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
SUV	Standardized uptake value
TATE	Octreotate
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TNBC	Triple-negative breast cancer
TNF-α	Tumour necrosis factor alpha
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
XRD	X-ray diffraction