The radioactive isotope used in the treatment of cancer is :

(a) plutonium-239

(b) arsenic-74

(c) cobalt-60

(d) iodine-131

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(c) cobalt-60

Cobalt-60 is used in the treatment of cancer. High-energy gamma rays emitted by cobalt-60 isotopes destroy cancerous tumours.

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The radioactive isotope used in the treatment of cancer is : (a) plutonium-239 (b) arsenic-74 (c) cobalt-60 (d) iodine-131

(c) cobalt-60 Cobalt-60 is used in the treatment of cancer. High-energy gamma rays emitted by cobalt-60 isotopes destroy cancerous tumours.

The radioactive isotope used in the treatment of cancer is :

(a) plutonium-239

(b) arsenic-74

(c) cobalt-60

(d) iodine-131

(c) cobalt-60

Cobalt-60 is used in the treatment of cancer. High-energy gamma rays emitted by cobalt-60 isotopes destroy cancerous tumours.