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Old 3rd February 2002 | 06:23
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No

Ionizing radiation can strip electrons from an atom, radioactivity comes from the nucleus.. .To turn a non radioactive atom to a radioactive one with electromagnetic radiation requires enough energy in the photon to fiddle with the nucleus, far more than Xray photons.

It should be noted that virtually all substances include some radioactive isotopes even water has some tritium in it.
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