OT-ish - old Hughes video projector

[der Mouse]

>> I had a GE theatre size projector which had an integrated CRT.  It
>> used such high voltage to zap phosphor that it was an Xray hazzard,
>> and in and of itself had become radioactive from long operation
> As has been said here before, it is NOT possible to make things
> become radioactive from shooting x-rays at them.

That's not what's claimed.

What's claimed is that shooting electrons at the screen fast enough
both (a) generated X-rays, and (b) rendered that screen radioactive.
This has nothing to do with whether X-rays can make what they hit
radioactive.

/~\ The ASCII				der Mouse
\ / Ribbon Campaign
 X  Against HTML	       mouse at rodents.montreal.qc.ca
/ \ Email!	     7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39  4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B