>>>>A colleague of mine took a few OTP's to the local dentist and asked him to
>>>>irradiate them for the same time as he would a back molar. Presto! They are
>>
>>I believe my friend and he got it from a friend of his and wanted to check
>>it out personally. You have the perfect opportunity to try it. Let me know
>>if you can confirm this.
>
>I'd also be interested in results- I may be able to get access to a
>(veterinary) X-ray, and there's some stubborn code protected 16c620/JW's
>here just asking to be zapped.  Can anyone come up with more details I can
>give to the radiologist on settings etc?
>


There was a long thread about this on sci.electronics.misc a year or so
ago. The consensus from those who experimented with it was that, yes, it
can be done. But the X-ray photons are so much more energetic than the
visible light photons the device is intended to be erased with, that a flux
level that guarantees erasure is also likely to damage the device. So, this
is not a reliable way to erase OTP parts.

Reg Neale