AMA Manual of Style - Stacy L. Christiansen, Cheryl Iverson 2020

Radioactive Isotopes
Abbreviations

In general, the expanded forms for radioactive isotopes are preferred and are used in the JAMA Network journals, as described in 14.9, Isotopes, with exceptions noted for radioactive pharmaceuticals and certain chemical notations. The following list provides radioactive isotopes (and their symbols) used in medical diagnosis and therapy (see 14.9.2, Radiopharmaceuticals, and 14.9.3, Radiopharmaceutical Compounds Without Approved Names).

Principal Author: Brenda Gregoline, ELS

Acknowledgment

Thanks to the following for their comments on this chapter: Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH, Texas A&M University, College Station; Trevor Lane, MA, DPhil, Edanz Group, Fukuoka, Japan; and Peter J. Olson, ELS, Sheridan Journal Services, Waterbury, Vermont.