Myths about irradiated food have already been debunked

By Richard Brill

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 20, 2012

~~<p>Cobalt-60 is a common source of medical and industrial radiation. In medicine its primary use is in cancer radiotherapy. In industry it is used to test welds and casings and a variety of measuring instruments. It is also used to sterilize instruments and as a radiation source for laboratory use.</p>
<p>Cobalt-60 does not occur naturally and does not persist in the environment because of its short, 5.2-year half-life. It is produced by neutron activation of naturally occurring cobalt-59, which is not radioactive.</p>
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Cobalt-60 is a common source of medical and industrial radiation. In medicine its primary use is in cancer radiotherapy. In industry it is used to test welds and casings and a variety of measuring instruments. It is also used to sterilize instruments and as a radiation source for laboratory use.

Cobalt-60 does not occur naturally and does not persist in the environment because of its short, 5.2-year half-life. It is produced by neutron activation of naturally occurring cobalt-59, which is not radioactive. Login for more...