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

[Sandy Perle]

ALARA is alive and well in USA, to an extreme extent.

In this case, the extra dose, estimated to be 10 microrem is almost non-radiation dose. The privacy aspects is an issue and has to be evaluated against the risks trying to be mitigated. The article and Stu,s 0comments are about the dose received, the doctor's comments, and had nothing to do about the image resolution considerations.

I would be surprised that anyone considers this 10 microrem dose to be an issue.

Sandy Perle

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