NOUN
- a radioactive isotope of cobalt with mass number 60; a source of exceptionally intense gamma rays; used in radiation therapy
How To Use cobalt 60 In A Sentence
- With the bills inside the strongbox is an incendiary device triggered by the quantum decay of Cobalt 60.
- Operate linear accelerators, cobalt 60, X-ray and other radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment prescribed by radiation oncologists.
- Cobalt 60 and Cesium 137 are the radiation sources used to irradiate food.
- In lab experiments, SPAMS was tested against four types of materials terrorists might use - spores of a non-pathogenic strain of Bacillus anthracis (anthrax); diethyl phthalate (a nerve agent surrogate), natural cobalt powder (a surrogate for Cobalt 60 and other radioactive metals) and RDX (a high explosive). SPAMS - a Universal Detection System for Threats
