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>>7122141
X radiation actually remained a danger with CRT projectors because of the high voltages and energy needed to light up super bright phosphor.

For instance, here you see the actual lead shielding placed in an Electrohome Marquee (the piece with the radiation symbols).

>>5312719
>imagine the hoops you would have to go through today to produce something that knowingly can produce x rays like that.
>>5312738
>CRTs don't put out any appreciable or worrisome amount of radiation.
CRT projectors are another story. Note the radiation symbols on this Electrohome Marquee - that's an actual lead radiation shield needed because of the higher voltages needed for projection electron beam. These had health significant rad levels near the tube faces.

I read a message on the AVS CRT pj forum from a tech that had suspicious lesions on his lungs from aligning these PJs for years at close range.

Again, this doesn't apply to 1 tube direct view monitors but it's interesting in the context of talking about the safety crazy nanny state we are in now - an old CRT pj mean business.