I'm surprised Tesla didn't end up dying from cancer - if he accidently generated X rays. Let me explain.

We can create X rays from what are small particle accelerators. Generally these are made of evacuated tubes (glass or metal) and we apply a high voltage to metal plates in them. The voltage pulls electrons from one plate and accelerates them into a metal target. When they slam into it at very high speeds, the metal sprays out X -ray energy.

Tesla worked with his famous coils all the time; they produce very high voltages. In this case, he connected these to a tube of the type I described, and it is inevitable it would produce X rays. I'm surprised though he didn't dose himself by accident with X-ray dosages way above what produces cancer.

Added value side note: we now know that lightning does the same thing due to its high voltages, and lightning actually produces X-rays for a fraction of a second.

I'm surprised Tesla didn't end up dying from cancer - if he accidently generated X rays. Let me explain.

We can create X rays from what are small particle accelerators. Generally these are made of evacuated tubes (glass or metal) and we apply a high voltage to metal plates in them. The voltage pulls electrons from one plate and accelerates them into a metal target. When they slam into it at very high speeds, the metal sprays out X -ray energy.

Tesla worked with his famous coils all the time; they produce very high voltages. In this case, he connected these to a tube of the type I described, and it is inevitable it would produce X rays. I'm surprised though he didn't dose himself by accident with X-ray dosages way above what produces cancer.