Nuclide precursor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008149",
  "term": "Nuclide precursor",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A radionuclide that decays to produce a specific nuclide of interest, which is referred to as the progeny or daughter nuclide. This decay process can involve a series of transformations before reaching a stable or long-lived nuclide. For example, in radioanalytical methods, technetium-99m is the progeny of its precursor, molybdenum-99, which is supplied in a generator system for medical imaging applications.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 69. 'Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 91 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0302)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/nuclide-precursor/"
}