cobalt bomb

British  

noun

1. a cobalt-60 device used in radiotherapy

2. a nuclear weapon consisting of a hydrogen bomb encased in cobalt, which releases large quantities of radioactive cobalt-60 into the atmosphere

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Example Sentences

A cobalt bomb has never been tested because of the devastating radiation it would unleash.

From BBC

According to state-run Rossiiskaya Gazeta, the destructive power attributed to the new torpedo's warhead would fit the description of a cobalt bomb.

From BBC

In 1950, he predicted a cobalt bomb that would destroy all life on the planet.

From BBC

Staffed by 18 Russian doctors and medical technicians�Cambodia itself has only a handful of native M.D.s �the new hospital was equipped with ten air-conditioned operating rooms, a cobalt "bomb" for cancer treatment, a hairdressing salon, room telephones, and pale blue potties in the children's wards.

From Time Magazine Archive

The patient had received one of the first series of treatments by the first "Cobalt Bomb," medical science's newest weapon against cancer.

From Time Magazine Archive