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		candiodari on March 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTuber builds his own x-ray machine after $69k h... Why not do tomography instead? Uses infrared radiation mostly, so it's less harmful than looking at a fire.

habi on March 24, 2022 [–]

Classic tomography does not necessarily use IR light. One needs radiation that penetrates the object to be imaged, hence X-rays.

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