But it also helped increase global industry and the creation of products we use today. This isotope also has environmental implications since, as mentioned above, cobalt-60 is not 100% beneficial to the environment, however it helps reduce contamination and some of the pollution which is a gigantic problem for the environment today . Last but not least, Co60 also has economic implications since, although radiotherapy used in hospitals has helped enormously in recent years to treat some diseases, it is expensive and not everyone can afford it