Term: no carrier added
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04174

Definition:
A preparation of a radioactive isotope which is essentially free from stable isotopes of the element in question.

Related Terms:
1) radioactive isotope (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05077).
2) stable (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05900).
3) isotopes (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03331).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2522 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

Citation: 'no carrier added' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04174

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