a) Identify a radioisotope that is used in medicine or industry and briefly outline its use Cobalt-60 is used in industrial radiography to inspect metal parts and welds for defects‚ in gamma sterilisation of equipment and in gauging. In the area of medicine‚ Cobalt-60 is used in cancer radiotherapy. b) Describe how the radioisotope is made. Radioactive cobalt-60 is produced in a process called activation‚ when materials in reactors‚ such as steel‚ are exposed to neutron radiation. Often isolated
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UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE IN ASSOCOATIONS WITH OPEN LEARNING CENTRE MINUTES OF THETEAM GOLD’S 4th MEETING HELD ON Thursday 08 November 2012 at the Bank at 1800hrs. ____________________________________________________________________ Present: Bestar Mwanza(BM) (chairperson) Dzingwa Madzima(DM)(Secretary) Ephethehile Mazibeli(EM) Apologies: Willing Dizawatiza(WD)(wife and kids involved in an accident) ITEM NO. | ITEM | DUE | ACTION | | AGENDA1) Welcome Remarks2) Follow-up
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such like. The film is based mainly upon two convicts‚ and the idea of hope. Andy Dufresne is a ‘Hot Shot Banker’ imprisoned with two life sentences‚ for the suspected murder of his wife and her lover and ‘Red’ (Morgan Freeman) whom Andy redeems hope in‚ along with the other convicts‚ saving them from institutionalisation. One of the ways in which Andy saves himself is by making projects for himself. The first thing that Andy does is to make little sculptures using a tiny rock hammer‚ although this
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Why did the drastic change in American cars between the 50’s and the 60’s come about? INTRO Brit Spears offered the following reflection on the significance of the 1964 Ford Mustang in Wired magazine“The two Ford execs saw a vast market literally rolling before their eyes‚ and‚ according to legend‚ the notion of a sports car with a back seat was one of those ‘ah-hah’ moments.”[i]The 1964 Ford Mustang was a ground breaking design in automotive
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The feminist movement in America of 60’s Maintenance: Introdaction The reasons of occurrence of the second wave of feminism in the beginning of 60’s Prominent features and differences of feminism of "a new wave» Movement for the rights of women and female liberation movement Legal victories Timeline of key events View on Popular Culture The conclusion Literature Introduction. Feminism (fr. Feminisme‚ from an armour. Femina -
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The Hippie Movement was the most well known and influential movement of the 60’s.The countercultural movement originated as a youth movement in college campuses around the US‚ eventually spreading into the UK and Canada. Not only was it a political movement‚ it was also a lifestyle. The Hippies had an array of concerns but the main tenet was about being happy. Most rejected large institutions‚ the middle class‚ and conformed society. Their attitudes toward life contained little thought or concern
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Who would like to make $250? What about $250 an hour or $250 a minute? How about $250 a second? How would you like to buy a product for $50‚000 and then later sell it for millions? Do you know anyone who has done this? I do. His name is Bill Gates. Who is Bill Gates? Through his programming skills‚ competitive business practices‚ and ability to spot innovative products‚ Bill Gates has been the richest person in the world for the last 12 years. Bill Gates’ success would not be possible without his
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Travel In One Minute? [pic] We went outside and went to look for some snails. There weren’t that much but at least we found some. We found three on a tree so we brought them back in a bag. We took them out and placed them where we wanted them to be. Two were tired but the other one was ok. All snails have a different speed. So our answerer can be wrong or right. It mostly depends on the snail/snails. We tested three snails to see how far they go in one minute. We did use
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Comparison and Contrast of Andy Grove and Michael Dell Contributions to the Field Andy Grove and Michael Dell made major contribution to the field of technology. Not speaking to product contributions‚ but the effective management tools‚ leadership‚ poise and strategic thinking are perhaps their most impressive contributions to the field. Andy Grove brought definition to the words “crises management‚” and has forever changed
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negative state of mind in just 5 minutes. Your plan for the day is falling flat on its face‚ your inbox is shouting out with pending work‚ your children are crying for your attention‚ and you don’t remember the last time when you slept like a log. Well‚ all of us have our share of stress that can hit us any time. But how do we stand up to it? Here is a list of simple de-stressing techniques‚ which will help you to come out of that negative state of mind in just 5 minutes. So‚ begin the countdown!
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