State one use of isotopes of cobalt.
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Cobalt-60 is widely used as a medical and industrial source of radiation. Medical use consists primarily of cancer radiotherapy. Industrial uses include testing welds and castings and a large variety of measurement and test instruments, such as leveling devices and thickness gauges.
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Cobalt-60, radioactive isotope of cobalt used in industry and medicine. ... It is produced by irradiating the stable isotope cobalt-59 with neutrons in a nuclear reactor. Cobalt-60 is used in the inspection of materials to reveal internal structure, flaws, or foreign objects and in the sterilization of food.
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