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Unintended consequences of the potential phase-out of gamma irradiation

The radioisotope cobalt-60 (Co-60) is important for commercial, medical, and agricultural applications. Its widespread use has meant that Co-60 can be found in less secured facilities, leading to the fear that unauthorized persons could obtain and use it to produce a “dirty bomb”. This potential sec...

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Autores principales: Chou, Jacquelyn W, Skornicki, Michelle, Cohen, Joshua T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6058460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30079240
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.14090.1