Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Medical Uses.
A synthetic radioactive isotope with a long half-life ( years) that emits highly penetrating gamma rays, commonly used in external radiotherapy.
Cobalt-60 appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Radioactivity, especially Medical Uses and Tumour Treatment.
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Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
Dangers and Uses • Uses of EM Radiation
