1 Jul
2016
1 Jul
'16
12:27 p.m.
On 7/1/2016 2:03 PM, Toby Thain wrote:
On 2016-07-01 2:46 PM, Ian Finder wrote:
The body can handle very low-level,
constant radiation. This is
self-evident as radiation exists pretty
much everywhere naturally -- at a very
low level.
It gets problematic either above a
certain constand level, or with sudden
(or instantaneous) higher doses. Dose
over time matters, but there is
apparently some cumulative effect as well.
- J.
That was my thought too- color CRTs
are where this really mattered- which
is why I mentioned black and white.
I am not overly concerned, someone in
the IRC channel I'm in asked and I
thought I'd ping. Even then, in a
color CRT without any lead shielding,
I'd
bet the emissions pale in comparison
to any kind of real medical X-ray.
Not a very good comparison because one
is pointed at your head for months or
years and the latter is momentary.
--Toby