Mike B - Once the beam is cut off,the radiation is cut off. Only the source loses half it's radioactive level in 5.27 years. Some Cobalt isotopes have half-lives measured in the sub-second range.
april - Radiation therapy and a radioactive tracer. It's not really used anymore in the modern world. Why? To kill cancer cells of course..
Why is cobalt-60 used for treating cancer?
Mike B - Once the beam is cut off,the radiation is cut off. Only the source loses half it's radioactive level in 5.27 years. Some Cobalt isotopes have half-lives measured in the sub-second range.
ReplyDeleteapril - Radiation therapy and a radioactive tracer. It's not really used anymore in the modern world. Why? To kill cancer cells of course..
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