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Which risk increases within a radiotherapy treatment room because of cobalt-60 decay?

A)Increased gamma photon contamination
B)Neutron emission spectrum instability
C)Auger electron acceleration increase
D)Positron annihilation event shift

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The cobalt-60 source undergoes beta decay to nickel-60, which then emits dangerous gamma photons. Shielding efficacy against the original source decreases because decay products introduce additional gamma radiation, therefore A occurs, rather than altered particle emissions.

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