X-rays and computers

[Zbigniew Koziol]

I googled for "computer monitor radiation" (without quotes). The first 
pages that are shown is a mambo-jumbo. There is something about low 
frequency electromagnetic fields from monitor. Silly. Low frequencies 
have no effect at all on health, in this case. There is no mention of 
X-ray radiation! And that one is strong, I have no doubts. X-rays are 
produced when electrons traveling with a high velocity are stopped 
abruptly (thats how it happens in monitors; this is also the physical 
principle how X-rays generators are working).


Perhaps we should demand that producers of monitors should inform about 
X-rays intensity these monitors generate? Better if they were able to 
provide a 3D map of these intensities.

zb.


Zbigniew Koziol wrote:
> pking123-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org wrote:
>  > [...]
> 
>> To be fair, paper probably contains less than 1% radioactive carbon 
>> which will probably emit the odd alpha or beta particle which is 
>> 0.0000000000001% likely to cause leukemia or skin cancer. :-)
> 
> 
> A good point.
> 
> Unfortunately, we do not really know how harmfull is using computers, 
> especially for people like most of us on this list. Simply, there is no 
> data on that, as far as I am aware of. But I have no doubts that sitting 
> behind the monitor almost all the time is probably like to be exposed to 
> X-rays at least a few times during the year. These using laptops are 
> more lucky. Not mentioning demage that computer usage does to our 
> psychic and interpersonal relations with these who do not care much 
> about computers or the Internet...
> 
> zb.
> 
> P.s.: I am reading a lot of books but when going to my work, on subway 
> or busses. These though are not technical books ;) When I am at home, I 
> use the Internet only. rense.com (funny? - no!). Even Google News 
> section (silly). rense.com is a good starting point for finding out 
> other outstanding sources of alternative, non-corporately controlled 
> information. Though they are a bit too leftist as for me, while I am 
> looking for the truth.
> 
>> Paul King
>>
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