Friday marks the official unveiling of Uganda's new Cobalt 60 radiotherapy machine. Its predecessor failed in April 2016, after 21 years in operation. Those who could afford it went abroad for ...

Radioactive beams can be used to preserve fruit by exposing the fruit to a radioactive source, typically Cobalt 60. The gamma rays ... is exposed to a source of radiation outside the object.

The spectrum of Gammacell 220 applications is wide, ranging from plant mutation to space radiation simulation. MDS Nordion, a Subsidiary of MDS Inc.macell 220 is completely self shielded and can be ...

A radiation accident occurred in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand in January–February 2000. The accident happened when an insecurely stored unlicensed cobalt-60 radiation source was recovered by scrap ...

The cobalt therapy unit employs gamma rays emitted from a radioactive isotope, cobalt-60, to target and destroy ... or infrastructure for advanced radiation therapy. Along with this, Ayushman ...

Radiation therapy techniques have been used for more ... to replace treatments using radioactive sources, such as cobalt-60, to reduce potential radiological risks that could be associated with ...

Copyright: © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Endocrine therapy is often given together with postoperative radiotherapy in patients with breast cancer ...