| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIS | Sodium Iodide Symporter |
| IILE | Ion-induced Light Emission |
| LSC | Liq. Scintillation Counting |
| ALI | Annual Limit On Intake |
| GAR | Grain Aspect Ratio |
| QDIP | Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetector |
| HRBS | High Resolution Rutherford Backscattering |
| RIOS | Reactive Infinite-order Sudden (at.-mol. Reactive Collisions) |
| CEQ | Council On Environmental Quality |
| SXRFMA | Synchrotron X-ray-fluorescence Microanalysis |