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Excuse me, KILOcurie source?

Remember when last year Australia panicked because a source fell off a truck? That was a 0.3 Curie source.

I wouldn’t exactly say “any technician” can operate this with “minimal instruction”.

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This is the same company that created radiation therapy machines that kill you. I don’t think they thought too deeply about safety.

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You’re right, they made the Therac-25! What an odd and terrifying link.

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According to Wikipedia, 1 gram of Co-60 is 1.1k curies. That said, 1 gram of Co-60 is a LOT

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