No, a sample will not be activated or become radioactive from the X-rays used in our inspection systems. The energy level of the X-rays in this equipment is too low to cause material activation. Material activation, the process of making a material radioactive, occurs when a material is exposed to radiation with extremely high energy, such as that found in nuclear reactors or particle accelerators. This high-energy exposure can cause stable atoms in the material to transform into unstable radioisotopes, which in turn emit radiation.
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