Cobalt-60

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf isotope
gptkbp:atomicNumber 27
gptkbp:category artificial isotope
gamma emitter
industrial radioisotope
medical radioisotope
gptkbp:chemicalFormula Co
gptkbp:color metallic gray
gptkbp:decaysTo gptkb:Nickel-60
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1937
gptkbp:emits gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkbp:foundIn nuclear reactors
gptkbp:gammaEnergy 1.17 MeV
1.33 MeV
gptkbp:halfLife 5.2714 years
gptkbp:handledWith remote handling equipment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cobalt-60
gptkbp:massNumber 60
gptkbp:mode gptkb:beta_decay
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Cobalt
gptkbp:producedBy neutron activation of Cobalt-59
gptkbp:produces gamma radiation
gptkbp:radioactive true
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:International_Atomic_Energy_Agency_(IAEA)
gptkb:Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission_(NRC)
gptkbp:riskFactor highly radioactive
gptkbp:source gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:stone
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:60Co
gptkbp:usedFor radiotherapy
food irradiation
industrial radiography
sterilization of medical equipment
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:cancer
gptkb:teletherapy
sterilization
industrial radiography
food preservation
brachytherapy
tracer studies
blood irradiation
industrial radiography sources
level gauges
medical equipment sterilization
radiation therapy units
thickness gauges
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Artificial_Production_of_Radioactive_Isotopes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5