Definition of Cobalt 60

1. Noun. A radioactive isotope of cobalt with mass number 60; a source of exceptionally intense gamma rays; used in radiation therapy.

Generic synonyms: Atomic Number 27, Co, Cobalt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cobalt 60

cob nut
cobaea
cobaeas
cobalamin
cobalamin (5'-phosphate)synthase
cobalamin concentrate
cobalamine
cobalamines
cobalamins
cobalmin
cobalt
cobalt(II) sulfate
cobalt-57
cobalt-58
cobalt-60
cobalt 60 (current term)
cobalt bloom
cobalt blue
cobalt isotopes
cobalt machine
cobalt radioisotopes
cobalt therapies
cobalt therapy
cobalt ultramarine
cobaltarthurite
cobaltate
cobaltates
cobaltaustinite
cobalti-
cobaltian

Literary usage of Cobalt 60

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Three tubes contain cobalt-60, one contains radium-226, and one contains plutonium-239- ... Radiation sources are: 0.5K curies Cobalt-60 gamma ray source; ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Earlier work (1) has established the inverse correlation between radiosensitivity (measured as LD50) after single 16-hour cobalt-60 gamma irradiations and ..."

3. Strategy Selection For The Decommissioning Of Nuclear Facilities: Seminar by Allan Duncan, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"Cobalt and caesium radioactive plant Radioactive plant broadly falls into two categories: cobalt-60 contaminated or activated plant such as boilers and most ..."

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