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X-ray tubes, old and new, use high energy electrons that impact a metal to create the beam. Alpha and beta emission is from radioactive decay which is an entirely different phenomenon. But yes bathing your body in X-rays is bad for you

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I do wonder whether this was actually an effective way to look for them. Even with modern high resolution x-ray imaging it may be difficult to see the contrast between soft tissues and diamonds since they’re both primarily carbon

https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/92190d36-edca-4ab8-b9ce-f19cde7f6fa6.jpeg

bones show up well since they’re high in calcium, which has a much higher atomic number. Same with gold.

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