It was widely considered a good move to rename "nuclear magnetic resonance" to "magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)" to avoid patient fears. That said, the "nuclea

It was widely considered a good move to rename "nuclear magnetic resonance" to "magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)" to avoid patient fears. That said, the "nuclear" in that case really was being misinterpreted by the public to refer to fission/fusion, unlike molten salt reactors where the name is being interpreted accurately, at least in a formal sense.