OrzBrain wrote:
balthazar wrote:
Mmm. Beta emmiter.
Riff must be slipping. Those don't hold a candle to gamma emmiters.
No, I would much rather be subjected to the same intensity of gamma radiation than beta.
Beta does about 10 times (will have to look that up) the biological damage at the same intensity - alpha is even worse.
Think about it this way: If the radiation is capable of passing through your entire body, that's about all it does.
Case in point: Neutrino radiation can pass through the globe, and does zero biological damage
The reason gamma rad have a reputation as the worst, is that it's much easier to shield against alpha and beta.
But if it enters your system, you're done for.