I just assumed it would be impractical due to physical changes of the object fro...

kragen · 2025-09-27T06:14:00 1758953640

I don't think ionizing atoms inside a battery will harm it. They don't have DNA.

adwn · 2025-09-27T09:00:43 1758963643

I don't know about batteries, but ionizing radiation can definitely permanently damage microelectronics, and those don't have DNA either.

VectorLock · 2025-09-27T14:51:41 1758984701

Thankfully functionality isn't usually necessary to get a successful scan, unlike living targets.

kragen · 2025-09-27T15:20:17 1758986417

It can, yes, but batteries also don't have microelectronics.

habi · 2025-09-27T17:59:52 1758995992

Metal objects don’t change that much due to the radiation.