> Microwaves are non-ionizing radiation, so, no, you do not have to wear a > lead apron. Just keep your eyes out of the way!
However, high-voltage vacuum tubes can generate ionizing radiation, and not necessarily on purpose, so that is something to beware of. I don't know how likely magnetrons are to generate it, of course. But your dental X-ray generator is a HV vacuum tube, and it does it plenty, on purpose. Old tube TV's were known to generate X-rays, usually out of the horizontal deflection tube, not the picture tube. (Picture tubes had lead-glass faces, IIRC.) -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
