| Acronym | Meaning |
| MECA | Multiple Excitation Collisional Activation |
| NHLBI | National Heart |
| LECD | Lifetime Equivalent Constant Dose |
| BGO | Bismuth Germanium Oxide |
| UNSCEAR | United Nations Scientific Committee On The Effects Of Atomic Radiation |
| STEL | Short Term Exposure Limit |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| EAM | Embedded Atom Method |
| TDS | Total Dissolved Solids |
| POM | Polarized Optical Microscopy |