Simple Description

A general name for any radioisotope that is used to track the movement of a chemical.

Further Detail

For example, a tracer can be injected into a human body and the path of the tracer can be used to find out if the person has a brain tumour. Tracers will normally have a relatively short half life.

Related Words:

• Radioisotope
• Half life

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