[Autoradiography method in biological research]

The paper deals with data available in literature about the origin and development of the autoradiography method based on the ability of silver halogenides to be reduced under the effect of radioactive radiation and to reconstruct the image of objects which have incorporated the isotope. The evidence are presented on the development and updating of techniques of the above method, as well as on application of combined sets of emulsions and devices. Successful attempts as to the procedure automation and application of computers for quantitative estimation of the autoradiography data are elucidated. Application of different modifications of the autoradiography method in biological tests is shown through examples.