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 acts as radiation source and it arrests the development of cancer cells and hence the therapy for the treatment of cancer can be undergone.

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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

Correct option(c) Cobalt-60Cobalt acts as radiation source and it arrests the development of cancer cells and hence the therapy for the treatment of cancer can be undergone.

The radioactive isotope used in the treatment of cancer is:

(a) plutonium-239

(b) arsenic-74

(c) cobalt - 60

(d) iodine-131

Correct option
(c) Cobalt-60
Cobalt acts as radiation source and it arrests the development of cancer cells and hence the therapy for the treatment of cancer can be undergone.