Why can’t you see through lead with xray machines
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You can’t see through a lot of things with x-rays. Bone is one of them, which is why x-ray machines work in the first place. The rays are harmful in large amounts though, so technicians need a good shield. Lead is a dense and cheap metal so it doesn’t have to be particularly thick to stop x-rays. But being able to stop x-rays is not itself a special property.
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