Comment by habi
3 months ago
The difference is important in the case of a CRT screen, and less important in the case of cancer treatment with Therac-25.
CRTs produce a (low-intensity) electron beam that has just high enough energy for exciting the phosphorous screen.
Therac-25 was able to produce both a high-intensity electron beam or an X-ray beam, depending on the therapy need.
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