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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- Published in issue May 5, 2015.
- Published first April 6, 2015.
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- Dean Spears1
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- ↵1Email: dean{at}riceinstitute.org.
Author contributions: D.S. wrote the paper.
The author declares no conflict of interest.
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