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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Author contributions: D.S. designed research; J.P., N.M.P., and D.S. performed research; J.P., N.M.P., and D.S. contributed new reagents/analytic tools; J.P., N.M.P., and D.S. analyzed data; and J.P., N.M.P., and D.S. wrote the paper.
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