Decorporation: Officially a word

Journal Article · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2000 · Health Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-200005000-00015· OSTI ID:20075786

Fisher, D R

This note is the brief history of a word. Decorporation is a scientific term known to health physicists who have an interest in the removal of internally deposited radionuclides from the body after an accidental or inadvertent intake. Although the word decorporation appears many times in the radiation protection literature, it was only recently accepted by the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary as an entry for their latest edition.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (US)
• OSTI ID: 20075786
• Journal Information: Health Physics, Vol. 78, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 2000; ISSN 0017-9078
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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