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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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cobalt 60
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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