Scientific notation

In general, the Radiopaedia style guide adheres to internationally-agreed standards for scientific notation. The main exception is isotope notation, for which we have decided to drop the use of superscripted mass numbers.

• anatomic nomenclature
• chemical element notation
• genes and proteins
• naming of organisms
• units of measurement

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