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COBALT-SIXTY [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Radiotherapy
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

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).

OBS

It emits gamma radiation of energy 1.17 MeV and 1.33 MeV and has a half-life of 5.3 years.

OBS

In the symbol "60Co", the number "60" is a superscript.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Matière radioactive utilisée en gammagraphie pour la qualité de pénétration de ses rayons gamma de 1.17 MeV et 1,33 MeV.

OBS

Sa période radioactive est de 5,3 ans.

OBS

Dans le symbole «60Co», le nombre «60» se place en exposant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física nuclear
  • Radioterapia
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
DEF

Isótopo radioactivo del cobalto, que emite rayos gamma de alta energía y se utiliza en la radioterapia externa.

OBS

[Exponente 60]Co.

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