[ RadSafe ] New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just Bags

[Maury Siskel]

Sigh ... there you go again, Stewart,  being practical and applying 
scientific knowledge. You will just have to get these impulses under 
control.  Incidentally, I may have a used horse and buggy I could loan 
out for longer journeys ....
Best,
Maury&Dog

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stewart farber wrote:

>Interesting news article link below from today's NY Times about a low energy, low dose x-ray screening system being tested at some US airports. Dr. Brenner, a professor at Columbia University is quoted about the risk of 10 microRem received by a passenger in being scanned in this manner. The article indicates that he said that even though the risk for any individual was extremely low, he would still avoid it. 
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>"The question is [Dr. Brenner asks], Do you want to add to your already existing risk?"
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>I wonder what the average risk of death in the here and now from 
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