The electronics in these old monitors generated extremely high voltages that would often result in x-ray radiation.Īlthough x-radiation that you could receive from one of these older style CRT monitors is dangerous and harmful, it is much less than you would receive from a medical x-ray machine or the x-ray at the dentist. This led to the manufacturing of Light Emitting Diode (LED) and liquid crystal display (LCD), which is what I used for nearly all modern monitors ( and televisions) X-Ray Radiation From MonitorsĮxposure to x-radiation is obviously extremely harmful and is an unfortunate bi-product of older style cathode ray tube (CRT) type monitors. Although this had been recognized since the 60’s as being dangerous, it was not until the late 1990’s that manufacturers really fell under scrutiny for continuing to make a knowingly dangerous product. However, these types of monitors generate, and leak, small amounts of highly dangerous X-Ray Radiation. Prior to about 2001, almost all monitors were using cathode-ray tube (CRT) technology to power the screens. There are basically two categories of monitors: cathode-ray tubes, and the flat-screen monitors that you see today, which are typically either LED or LCD based screens. Let’s talk a little bit about each kind.įirst, to understand this, let’s talk a little bit about the different types of computer monitors. Which radiation, and how much they emit, will depend largely on the monitor. There are primarily three types of radiation sources that a computer monitor is likely to have, UV light radiation, x-ray radiation, and EMF radiation. I would love for you to take just a minute and check out Nicolas Pineault’s groundbreaking E-book “ A Non-Tinfoil Guide To EMFs.” It is the most entertaining and informative book on EMF radiation you’ll ever read, I promise.) What Types of Radiation Do Computer Monitors Emit?
In this post, I’m going to tell you how computer monitors emit EMF radiation, how much they emit, how you can test this, and what you can do about it. However, newer monitors emit far less than the old CRT versions. Do Computer monitors emit radiation? Yes, they do, but it might be different than what you would think.Īll sorts of devices emit EMF radiation, and your computer monitor is no different.
0 kommentar(er)
