cobalt 60
noun
co·balt 60
ˈkō-ˌbȯlt-ˈsik-stē 
: a heavy radioactive isotope of cobalt of the mass number 60 produced in nuclear reactors and used as a source of gamma rays (as for radiotherapy)
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In Colorado, for instance, 27 buildings house scary-sounding elements such as cesium 137, cobalt 60, americium 241 and iridium 192.
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Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2022
Given all that, replacing cobalt 60 machines does not always go well.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2022
Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2022
Given all that, replacing cobalt 60 machines does not always go well.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2022
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cobalt 60
noun
: a heavy radioactive isotope of cobalt having the mass number 60 produced in nuclear reactors and used as a source of gamma rays especially in place of radium (as in the treatment of cancer and in radiography)
called also radiocobalt
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