Into the Shadows. Cobalt-60 Rods: Totally Silent. Totally Deadly. Posted: January 10, 2025 | Last updated: July 11, 2025. From their use in medical treatments to their potential for harm, Cobalt ...

Join us for an insightful webinar that delves into the role of Cobalt-60 in intracranial radiosurgery using Leksell Gamma Knife. Through detailed discussions and expert insights, attendees will learn ...

Workers at Bruce 7 handle cobalt-60 production equipment in the unit's cooling pool (Image: Bruce Power) Bruce Power has announced that it has completed another harvest of cobalt-60 from Bruce 7, a ...

The cobalt-60 applicators required for the treatment are transferred from the storage carrier to a lead sterilizing box with a 15-cm. handle and lead walls 2.5 cm. thick ...

China has started production of cobalt-60 using its Candu power reactors. The new source of the isotope should cover 80% of the country's needs. Cobalt-60 is a powerful emitter of gamma rays and has ...

THE possibility of using cobalt-60 interstitially as a source of radiation for therapeutic purposes prompted preliminary investigation of its behaviour when implanted subcutaneously. It is known ...