Decorporation: Officially a word

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1999 · Health Physics

OSTI ID:15001422

Fisher, Darrell R ^[1]

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1. BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

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)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 15001422
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-31610; TRN: US0400308
• Journal Information: Health Physics, Vol. 78, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: 1 Dec 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
RADIATION PROTECTION
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REMOVAL
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STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY
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EDUCATION
HEALTH PHYSICS
MEDICAL RADIATION