Tracer Technique
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Publication Date
January 2011
Abstract
In radioactive tracer technique, radioactive nuclides are used to follow the behavior of elements or chemical species in chemical and other processes. This is realized by means of radioactivity measurement. In 1913, Hevesy and Paneth succeeded in determining the extremely low solubility of lead salts by using naturally occurring 210Pb as a radioactive tracer. As various radioactive nuclides became artificially available, this technique has been widely employed in studies of chemical equilibrium and reactions as well as in chemical analysis. It is also an essential technique in biochemical, biological, medical, geological, and environmental studies. Medical diagnosis and industrial process control are the fields of its most important practical application. In this chapter, fundamental ideas concerning radioactive tracers will be described followed by their application with typical examples. Detailed description on their application to life sciences and medicine is given in Vol. 4.
Keywords
Radioactive Tracer, Radioactive Nuclide, Isotope Dilution, Analysis Radioactive, Tracer Technique, Compton Camera
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Article
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SFS0056993_00001
Recommended Citation
Haba, H.; Motomura, S.; and Kamino, S., "Tracer Technique" (2011). KIP Articles. 5357.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/5357
