autoradiography
autoradiography — noun
1. A scientific imaging method in which a photographic film is placed against a sam
A scientific imaging method in which a photographic film is placed against a sample that contains a radioactive substance; the radiation given off by the substance creates a pattern on the film, revealing where the substance is located within the sample.
The team used autoradiography to track where the radioactive drug went inside the mice.
used autoradiography + to-infinitive expressing purpose
Autoradiography of the plant leaves showed that the fertilizer had spread evenly through the tissue.
autoradiography of [specimen] showing a result
After exposing the film for three days, the autoradiograph revealed a clear pattern of protein production.
Romi's autoradiography images helped confirm that the cancer drug reached the tumour cells.
Compared to standard staining methods, autoradiography provides more precise location data for radioactive markers.
- radioautography
An older, now less common term for the same technique; still found in historical literature.
文法句型
autoradiography + of [specimen]
use/perform/carry out + autoradiography
用法筆記
This is a highly specialised laboratory technique found mainly in molecular biology, biochemistry, and pharmacology research papers. The word is almost never used in everyday conversation. The resulting image is called an 'autoradiograph', not 'autoradiography'.