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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Edited by Susan T. Fiske, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, and approved April 21, 2017 (received for review January 4, 2017)
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↵1Y.J., R.M., and G.V.J. contributed equally to this work.
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Author contributions: Y.J., R.M., and G.V.J. designed research; Y.J., R.M., and G.V.J. performed research; Y.J. and R.M. analyzed data; and Y.J., R.M., and G.V.J. wrote the paper.
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