Radioactive tracer technique

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009869",
  "term": "Radioactive tracer technique",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An analytical method that uses radioactive isotopes to follow the path of a substance through a complex system. By incorporating a small, detectable amount of a radionuclide into a compound, its behavior can be monitored using radiation detectors. This technique is widely applied in medicine, environmental science, and industrial research.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "preconcentration",
    "radioactivity",
    "recovery"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1979, 51, 1195. 'Separation and Preconcentration of Trace Substances. I-Preconcentration for Inorganic Trace Analysis' on page 1200 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197951051195)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/radioactive-tracer-technique/"
}