The process by which radioactive materials that have been incorporated by biological functions into the body tissues and organs are eliminated from the body as are their non-radioactive counterparts is referred to as?

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Alison Cervantes

27 October, 11:28

The process by which radioactive materials that have been incorporated by biological functions into the body tissues and organs are eliminated from the body as are their non-radioactive counterparts is referred to as?

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Alison Meyer · Answer 1

Decontamination

Explanation:

Decontamination is a process of exiting radioactive materials or chemicals from a targetted body. It could be from an individual, an object, a place or a geographic location.

Depending on the degree, decontamination can be done using disinfection, antisepsis, sterilization, autoclaving etc.