radioactive tracer
radioactive tracer · radioactive tracers
A radioactive isotope which, when injected into a chemically similar substance, or…A radioactive isotope which, when injected into a chemically similar substance, or artificially attached to a biological or physical system, can be traced by radiation detection devices.
» Positron Emission Tomography uses a radioactive tracer to visualize metabolic activity within the human body.
Meaning
1 sensesA radioactive isotope which, when injected into a chemically similar substance, or artificially attached to a biological or physical system, can be traced by radiation detection devices.
Examples
1 sentencesPositron Emission Tomography uses a radioactive tracer to visualize metabolic activity within the human body.
Forms
plural: radioactive tracers| Singular | radioactive tracer |
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