autoradiography

autoradiography — 名詞

1. A scientific imaging method in which a photographic film is placed against a sam

1.名詞C2
釋義

放射自顯影術

以放射性物質在底片成像的技術

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.

例句

The team used autoradiography to track where the radioactive drug went inside the mice.

研究團隊利用放射自顯影術追蹤放射性藥物在小鼠體內的分布位置。

used autoradiography + to-infinitive expressing purpose

Autoradiography of the plant leaves showed that the fertilizer had spread evenly through the tissue.

植物葉片的放射自顯影結果顯示,肥料已均勻分布在組織中。

autoradiography of [specimen] showing a result

同義詞
  • 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'.

常見錯誤

The autoradiography showed a bright band on the gel.
The autoradiograph showed a bright band on the gel.
💡'Autoradiography' is the name of the technique; 'autoradiograph' is the image produced by the technique.