http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/ Engadget Comments for Plasma Focus researchers develop non-radioactive X-ray for metals http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/Oct 30th 2006 1:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/Oct 30th 2006 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/Oct 30th 2006 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/X-rays = radiation]]>Oct 30th 2006 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/
btw, the dense plasma focus is also being used to research a very interesting fusion power source. much more interesting than better xrays IMO

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I'm sure it cost him or the University more than $10,000.]]>Oct 30th 2006 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/
The key distinction is that we're talking about radioactive decay and not EM radiation. Obviously, any X-ray machine will emit EM radiation. This one sees through metal without needing the other kind.]]>Oct 30th 2006 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/
]]>Oct 30th 2006 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/30/plasma-focus-researchers-develop-non-radioactive-x-ray-for-metal/#2 There certainly are industrial X-Ray tubes that run off electricity and penetrate thick metal
What this device seems to do is produce the "hard" x-ray beams that are normally obtained by using radioactive source elements such as Ir-192. this would be good since working with radioactive source material can be more dangerous than traditional x-ray tubes since there is no way to turn off a radioactive element in case of an accident.]]>Oct 30th 2006 10:17AM