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Radioactive tracer

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. Many problems in biology, medicine, and industrial engineering not amenable to other approaches can be solved by the use of these tracers.

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