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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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".

[-] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

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

[-] Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

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

[-] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

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

[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago
[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Is this the prototype to the gammamax 2063 v2.0 platinum edition?

For the uninitiated: https://youtu.be/Gs30P0oQb7M

[-] kbin_space_program@kbin.run 1 points 4 days ago

It was a long running and apparently well used research device. It was discontinued in 2008.

Heres a pdf of the 1968 instruction manual. https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0216/ML021630449.pdf

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago
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