Muons penetrate much further than X-rays, they do essentially zero damage, and they are provided for free by the cosmos.
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Contributed by David W. Tank, June 25, 2009 (received for review May 12, 2009)
Contributed by David W. Tank, June 25, 2009 (received for review May 12, 2009)
Author contributions: J.P.R. and D.W.T. designed research; J.P.R. and D.W.T. performed research; J.P.R. analyzed data; and J.P.R. and D.W.T. wrote the paper.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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