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autoradiography [3 records]

Record 1 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
DEF

The recording, on specially sensitized film, of radiation emitted by the tissue itself, especially after purposeful introduction into it of radioactive material.

OBS

Autoradiography is used to measure brain metabolism.

OBS

Not to be confused with autoradiograph.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
OBS

L'autoradiographie sert à mesurer le métabolisme cérébral.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
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Record 2 2013-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
DEF

The production of a photographic record of the radiation from radioactive material in an object, made by placing the object with its surface close to a photographic emulsion.

OBS

autoradiography: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
DEF

Production d'un enregistrement photographique du rayonnement émis par une matière radioactive se trouvant dans un objet dont la surface est au voisinage immédiat d'une émulsion photographique.

OBS

autoradiographie : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
DEF

A method for the localization of radioactive molecules by superimposing a photographic film over a sample.

OBS

Dark spots on the subsequently developed film indicate the positions of the radioactive material in the original chromatogram or sample.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
DEF

Radiographie obtenue en plaçant un film photographique au contact d'un objet contenant des substances radioactives.

OBS

Le rayonnement émis par ces substances permet de connaître leur répartition au sein de l'objet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
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