Cobalt Isotopes

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Radiation12

• Access to Cobalt-60 has taken on a great urgency with the COVID-19 outbreak because of its effectiveness and reliability in sterilizing drapes, gowns, surgical gloves, scalpels and other single-use medical devices cleaned by radiation sterilization. (brucepower.com)
• For more information about Co-60, see the Public Health Statement by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/substances/ToxSubstance.aspx?toxid=64 , or visit the Environmental Protection Agency at https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclide-basics-cobalt-60 . (cdc.gov)
• 60 Co (read as cobalt sixty) is used for sterilizing medical equipment and consumer products, radiation therapy for treating cancer patients, manufacturing plastics, and irradiating food to increase shelf life. (cdc.gov)
• Some radiation therapy patients may be exposed to radiation from cobalt located inside a therapy machine. (cdc.gov)
• Workers at nuclear facilities, irradiation facilities, or nuclear waste storage sites may be exposed to small amounts of radioactive cobalt and its radiation. (cdc.gov)
• The health effects of ionizing radiation from cobalt or other radioactive materials are addressed in the ToxFAQs for Ionizing Radiation . (cdc.gov)
• Technologies for large-scale production of these radiopharmaceuticals are transferred to the Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, he said. (rediff.com)
• This is a retrospective study of 44 cases of testicular cancers treated at the Radiation and Isotopes Center of Khartoum (RICK).The mean age was 29.9 years. (who.int)
• This is a retrospective study of 44 patients who 30 Gy, 2GY per fraction, by cobalt 60 or lineac 6M were treated at the Radiation and Isotopes center v. Seminomas patients with stage 2 B, 2 C, 3A , 3B of Khartoum (RICK), Sudan, during the period and 3C, were treated with chemotherapy, 3 - 4 cycles between August 2004 and September 2012. (who.int)
• Radiation Isotope Disc Cesium-137, 0.2 uCi check source, Beta and Gamma. (wardsci.com)
• In medicine, for example, cobalt-60 is extensively employed as a radiation source to arrest the development of cancer. (bodyloveconference.com)
• Radioactive isotopes give off energy that can be used to generate electricity all the radiation the isotopes five off allows them to be used as tracers in diagnosing and treating disease. (bodyloveconference.com)

Radioisotopes3

• Naturally occurring cobalt ( Co ) is composed of 1 stable isotope , 59 Co. 22 radioisotopes have been characterized with the most stable being 60 Co with a half-life of 5.2714 years, 57 Co with a half-life of 271.79 days, 56 Co with a half-life of 77.27 days, and 58 Co with a half-life of 70.86 days. (chemeurope.com)
• It includes four beamlines and associated target stations for the production of a wide variety of radioisotopes including cobalt-55 , manganese-52 , and vanadium-48 , and more. (isotopes.gov)
• Further data for radioisotopes (radioactive isotopes) of darmstadtium are listed (including any which occur naturally) below. (webelements.com)

Radioactive cobalt3

• Radioactive cobalt is used for commercial and medical purposes. (cdc.gov)
• Radioactive cobalt decays or changes into a stable non-radioactive substance. (cdc.gov)
• The general population is rarely exposed to radioactive cobalt. (cdc.gov)

Naturally5

• Nonradioactive cobalt occurs naturally in various minerals and has long been used as a blue coloring agent for ceramic and glass. (cdc.gov)
• Cobalt (Co) is a naturally occurring element found in rocks, soils, water, and air. (cdc.gov)
• This table shows information about naturally occuring isotopes , their atomic masses , their natural abundances , their nuclear spins , and their magnetic moments . (webelements.com)
• This is not to be confused with the relative percentage isotope abundances which totals 100% for all the naturally occurring isotopes. (webelements.com)
• Further data for naturally occuring isotopes of darmstadtium are listed above. (webelements.com)

Cobalto1

• Son átomos estables de cobalto que poseen el mismo número atómico que el elemento cobalto pero difieren en su peso atómico. (bvsalud.org)

Stable3

• The isotopes of cobalt range in atomic weight from 50 u ( 50 Co) to 73 u ( 73 Co). The primary decay mode for isotopes with atomic mass unit values less than that of the most abundant stable isotope, 59 Co, is electron capture and the primary mode of decay for those of greater than 59 atomic mass units is beta decay . (chemeurope.com)
• Stable cobalt atoms that have the same atomic number as the element cobalt, but differ in atomic weight. (nih.gov)
• Co-59 is a stable cobalt isotope. (nih.gov)

Contain cobalt2

• There is no evidence that living near agricultural areas that use sewage sludge, fertilizers, or amendments that contain cobalt would expose you to higher than normal levels of cobalt. (cdc.gov)
• Glaucodot, ullmannite and members of the löllingite-rammelsbergite solid-solution series (Fe,Ni,Co)As 2 also contain cobalt but are scarce in the samples. (gov.pl)

Alloys8

• Alloys produced with cobalt metal are used in the manufacture of aircraft engines, magnets, grinding and cutting tools, and medical devices and prosthetics. (cdc.gov)
• Cobalt enters the environment from natural sources and the burning of coal or oil or the production of cobalt alloys. (cdc.gov)
• or that produce cobalt alloys or use cobalt. (cdc.gov)
• Cobalt is used to produce high-performance alloys that exhibit favorable mechanical properties. (techiescientist.com)
• The basic composition of most cobalt alloys is cobalt and chromium where chromium acts as the strengthening agent. (techiescientist.com)
• Nickel is added to cobalt alloys to make them more heat resistant so they can tolerate a wider range of temperatures. (techiescientist.com)
• Being strong as well as temperature and heat resistant, cobalt alloys are used in challenging applications. (techiescientist.com)
• For example, turbine blades for gas turbines and aircraft jet engines are made using cobalt alloys. (techiescientist.com)

Iodine4

• It is known to produce nucleotides or polynucleotides which are radioactively labeled, such as with isotopes or hydrogen (.sup.3 H), phosphorus (.sup.32 p), carbon (.sup.14 C) or iodine (.sup.125 I). Such radioactively labeled compounds are useful to detect, monitor, localize and isolate nucleic acids and other molecules of scientific or clinical interest. (justia.com)
• 3)An isotope of iodine is used in treatment of goitre. (bodyloveconference.com)
• Common examples of radioactive isotopes are Arsenic−74, Iodine−131 and Cobalt−60. (bodyloveconference.com)
• Uses of isotopes - 1) Isotopes of iodine are used for therapy in the treatment of thyrotoxicosis, cancer, etc. 2) Uranium, Radium, atomic number 84 isotopes are employed in atomic reactors. (bodyloveconference.com)

Nuclear medicine1

• The Agent had no experience in the nuclear power industry, nuclear medicine or medical isotopes. (fcpaprofessor.com)

Abundant1

• In Przecznica Sn-sulphides are represented by stannite while cobaltite is the most abundant host for cobalt, followed by Co-bearing arsenopyrite. (gov.pl)

Ores2

• Chlorite-mica-quartz schist in the Gierczyn-Przecznica area in SW Poland contains polymetallic ores which were the source of tin and cobalt in the past. (gov.pl)
• These ores have to undergo complex processing to concentrate and extract cobalt. (techiescientist.com)

Atomic masses1

• A total of 30 isotopes have been discovered or prepared, with atomic masses ranging from 131 to 160. (thoughtco.com)

Therapy2

• Lung and oncology imaging, PSMA imaging of prostate cancer, and targeted radiolabeled antibodies for ablation therapy are uses for the isotope. (isotopes.gov)
• 5. Development of Novel PSMA Ligands for Imaging and Therapy with Copper Isotopes. (nih.gov)

Nickel3

• The primary decay products before 59 Co are element 26 ( iron ) isotopes and the primary products after are element 28 ( nickel ) isotopes . (chemeurope.com)
• Interestingly, before it was discovered cobalt became a bane for miners as the vapors that emitted during the mining of nickel and copper caused illness and death of several miners. (techiescientist.com)
• Cobalt, alongside nickel and iron, is the third element that is ferromagnetic at room temperature. (techiescientist.com)

Nordion7

• Nordion, an Ottawa-based company, will process the Cobalt-60 and distribute it to medical facilities across Canada and throughout the rest of the world. (brucepower.com)
• Bruce Power is proud of the work it's doing with Nordion and other partners in the production of medical isotopes. (brucepower.com)
• Cobalt-60, a medical isotope, will be processed by Ottawa-based Nordion and then it will be made available to the world's medical community. (brucepower.com)
• Gourevitch, an engineer employed by Nordion during the relevant time period, represented to Nordion that his purported childhood friend from Russia, who was now a Russian businessman, knew how to navigate the business landscape in Russia and might be able to help Nordion obtain contracts for cobalt-60 supply in Russia. (fcpaprofessor.com)
• Based solely on Gourevitch's recommendation, in or around the summer of 2000, a department manager at Nordion informally authorized Gourevitch's friend and one of his companies (referred to hereinafter, along with another one of those companies, as "Agent") to meet with Russian officials on behalf of Nordion in an effort to procure cobalt-60 supply contracts. (fcpaprofessor.com)
• Historically, Nordion obtained cobalt-60 directly from the Canadian government and sold its products directly to health care institutions. (fcpaprofessor.com)
• However, in or around March 2002, Nordion executed the first written consulting agreement which retained the services of the Agent to obtain medical isotopes from a Russian government instrumentality. (fcpaprofessor.com)

Tracers3

• These radioactive isotopes have proven particularly effective as tracers in certain diagnostic procedures. (bodyloveconference.com)
• Other radioactive isotopes are used as tracers for diagnostic purposes as well as in research on metabolic processes. (bodyloveconference.com)
• Radioactive isotopes such as calcium-45 can serve as precise tracers to examine, for instance, the growth rates of calcifying organisms (see Isotopic techniques and the effects of ocean acidification on calcifying marine organisms ). (iaea.org)

Decay1

• Isotope Generator is used to demonstrate the properties of radioactive decay and Half-life decay study. (wardsci.com)

Exposure2

• Food is the largest sources of exposure to cobalt for the general population and levels in most foods are low. (cdc.gov)
• Exposure to high levels of cobalt can result in adverse effects to blood, lungs, and skin. (cdc.gov)

Sterilization1

• Bruce Power has completed its final shipments of Cobalt-60 for the first half of 2020, a medical isotope that is used in the sterilization of medical equipment. (brucepower.com)

Soil2

• Cobalt released into water or soil will stick to other particles. (cdc.gov)
• Cobalt is also found in soil and crusts on the seafloor. (techiescientist.com)

Paints3

• Cobalt is also used as a drier for porcelain enamel and paints. (cdc.gov)
• You can also be exposed to low levels of cobalt in cosmetics if the product you use (some eye shadows, face paints, lipsticks, and skin creams) contains cobalt as an ingredient. (cdc.gov)
• Ancient Chinese, European, and Egyptian civilizations are known to use cobalt for making blue dyes for jewelry and paints. (techiescientist.com)

Properties1

• What properties of radioactive isotopes make them useful? (bodyloveconference.com)

Produce2

• Thanks to the outstanding efforts of our workers on Unit 6, which is the first unit to undergo Major Component Replacement, we are saving lives today and extending the lives of our units for decades which means we can continue to produce life-saving medical isotopes until 2064," said Scongack, who is also the Chair of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council. (brucepower.com)
• The UAB cyclotron facility is the third university to join the University Isotope Network and will produce a reliable supply of isotopes focused on advancing scientific research. (isotopes.gov)

Process1

• The process of reductive smelting produces free cobalt. (techiescientist.com)

Element1

• A small portion of the cobalt is in vitamin B 12 as an essential trace element important to health. (cdc.gov)

Chemistry1

• Vanadium-48 is of interest as a long-lived positron emitter for the study of vanadium chemistry and biochemistry, nutrition, and as a target isotope for cross-sections of interest for stockpile stewardship. (isotopes.gov)

Make1

• It is used to make samarium-cobalt permanent magnets, samarium X-ray lasers, glass that absorbs infrared light, a catalyst for ethanol production, in the manufacture of carbon lights, and as part of a pain treatment regimen for bone cancer. (thoughtco.com)

Source3

• The 60 Co source is useful for about 5 years but even after this point is still very radioactive , and so cobalt machines have fallen from favor in the Western world where linacs are common. (chemeurope.com)
• Cobalt-60 (Co-60 or 60 Co) is useful as a gamma ray source because it can be produced-in predictable quantity, and high activity-by simply exposing natural cobalt to neutrons in a reactor for a given time. (chemeurope.com)
• Food is a primary source through which you can be exposed to low levels of cobalt. (cdc.gov)

High3

• At sufficiently high levels, cobalt adversely affects respiratory and hematological systems. (cdc.gov)
• Liver effects have also been observed in animals exposed to high levels of cobalt. (cdc.gov)
• When the high−energy gamma radiations emitted by cobalt−60 isotopes are directed at the cancerous tumours , the cells are burnt. (bodyloveconference.com)

Production1

• In a critical time for hospitals, clinics and other health-care facilities around the world, we can provide support the doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and other front-line health-care workers with the production of Cobalt-60," said James Scongack, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Operational Services. (brucepower.com)

Days1

• In the air, cobalt combines with particles that then settle to the ground within a few days. (cdc.gov)

Applications1

• Radioactive isotopes have many useful applications. (bodyloveconference.com)

Long3

• Manganese-52 is an isotope of interest as a long-lived positron emitter for investigating the biodistribution of intact antibodies or nanoparticles, and as a potential PET analog for the development of dual labeled PET/MRI agents. (isotopes.gov)
• Three of these isotopes are unstable but have long half-lives. (thoughtco.com)
• A bomb made with spent reactor fuel would be radioactive for 1000s of years but the most long lived weakly radioactive isotopes remain as solids in the dust. (scicoca.com)

Made1

• In 1979, Sony introduced the first portable cassette player, the Sony Walkman, made using samarium cobalt magnets. (thoughtco.com)

Shows1

• Cobalt-55 shows promising use in PET imaging of cancer and other diseases. (isotopes.gov)

Heavy1

• cobalt is a heavy metal needed by the human body in minute quantities, but is toxic at elevated concentrations. (iaea.org)

Rare1

• Home to a variable energy TR24 cyclotron, the UAB cyclotron facility will allow the Isotope Program to continue to provide options for supplying critical and rare isotopes to the research and medical communities. (isotopes.gov)

Remain1

• Small concentrations of short-lived isotopes can be detected whilst no residues remain in the environment. (bodyloveconference.com)

Close1

• So if you don't have an isotope close to you - you are totally safe. (bodyloveconference.com)

Products1

• 3) atomic number 27 isotopes are used for irradiation of food products. (bodyloveconference.com)

Environment1

• What happens to cobalt in the environment? (cdc.gov)

Half-Life1

• A cobalt-60 bomb with a half-life of 5 years will take 50 years to drop 1000 times. (scicoca.com)

Human2

• Cobalt is beneficial to human health in minimal quantities but can be harmful in large amounts. (cdc.gov)
• The National Toxicology program under U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has classified cobalt and cobalt compounds that release ions inside the body as reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based o n evidence from human and animal studies. (cdc.gov)

Higher1

• Using radiotracers, Belivermiş and his colleagues discovered that, when exposed to slightly acidified seawater conditions, clams absorbed twice as much cobalt than they would under balanced control conditions, while other marine organisms, such as oysters, have shown a higher level of resilience. (iaea.org)