[xattt]

I just assumed it would be impractical due to physical changes of the object from multi-hour exposure to X-ray energy.

[kragen]

I don't think ionizing atoms inside a battery will harm it. They don't have DNA.

[adwn]

I don't know about batteries, but ionizing radiation can definitely permanently damage microelectronics, and those don't have DNA either.

[VectorLock]

Thankfully functionality isn't usually necessary to get a successful scan, unlike living targets.

[kragen]

It can, yes, but batteries also don't have microelectronics.

[habi]

Metal objects don’t change that much due to the radiation.