Re: EMR and radiation (was re: [CH] computer jalapenos )
Dana H. Myers (myers@West.Sun.COM)
Thu, 12 Feb 1998 12:04:12 -0800 (PST)
> > There's a difference between EMR and particle radiation. When we say
> > something is "radioactive", we mean it emits particle radiation.
>
> Wrong! Gamma radiation is EMR, and things emitting gamma radiation are
> definitely considered "radioactive". Your statement is true only for alpha
> and beta radiation, by far the least penetrating of the kinds of radiation.
>
> --- Brent
I kinda figured I would be wrong, at least a little bit, however,
does this really change the conclusion?
;-)