2007-01-13 15:51:08 · 7 answers · asked by S--slick 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
This shows a fundamental ignorance on how X-rays work. The lethal levels are due to celular damage and destruction of the radiation passing through. There is nothing poisonous or lingering about this, it does not build up in the flesh inany way... the damage it does accumulates to a lethal level.
think of it as being hit by a bus. A lethal dose of bus bumper will not cause the meat, if eaten, to cause the person eating it to suddenly sprout a bus from their forehead.
2007-01-13 15:59:24 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
X-rays are a form of energy, just like visible light but with a smaller wavelength (making them higher energy). The piece of beef does not accumulate the x-rays just as it does not accumulate the rays of light that hit it.
2007-01-14 00:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by ChemGirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The meat isn't living, so the only effect of treating it with radiation is to kill bacteria and denature the meat.
2007-01-19 23:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why on earth would you want to x-ray a piece of meat and then eat it?????
2007-01-21 16:32:09 · answer #4 · answered by CelticMoonGoddess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The radiation required to kill a human is far less than that used to sterilize food by radiation, but that won't hurt the food value -- it just kills the microbes.
2007-01-14 00:19:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It may burn the meat somewhat or denature some of the protein, but it won't make it radioactive.
2007-01-13 23:55:02 · answer #6 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's already irradiated meat being sold by major food chains (http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/food/irradiated-meat-803/overview/). Besides, the meat's already dead.
2007-01-13 23:55:32 · answer #7 · answered by ralfg33k 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋