| Acronym | Meaning |
| GC-MS | Gas Chromatography-mass Spectrometry |
| SCHAZ | Subcritical Heat-affected Zone |
| LLOQ | Lower Limit Of Quantitation |
| CGA | Chromogranin A |
| ECCF | Exchange Correlated Crystal Field |
| GPEF | Generalized Potential Energy Function |
| NERAC | New England Research Applications Center |
| FAS | Federation Of American Scientists |
| HNN | Hybrid Neural Network |
| HAA | Heterocyclic Aromatic Amine |