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Which element's radio-isotope is used for treating cancer?


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Radio-isotope used for cancer treatment:

  • For cancer treatment, some radiotherapies that employ gamma radiation are used.
  • Cobalt that gives off gamma rays. so, it is a radioactive thing.
  • Gamma rays are released from radioactive elements.
  • Each atom contains some number of protons but a variable amount of neutrons.
  • Cobalt -60 therapy is the medicinal use of gamma rays for cancer treatment.
  • As a source of additional exposure to radiation, Cobalt-60 is also employed in implants.

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