cobalt 60
noun
co·balt 60
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Definition of cobalt 60
: a heavy radioactive isotope of cobalt of the mass number 60 produced in nuclear reactors and used as a source of gamma rays (as for radiotherapy)
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cobalt 60
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Medical Definition of cobalt 60
: 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)
— called also radiocobalt