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

[Sandy Perle]

Hi Ted,

I agree that the issue is NOT the dose, but the question of privacy. That is
why I am amazed that there are those who consider this small dose to be a
problem, and, try to link the dose to being not within the ALARA principle.
The TSA has also stated that the individual has "choice" to be scanned or to
have a "hands-on" search conducted. 

As far as your last statement; " When we resort to this - the terrorists
have won!" .. they have already won, considering the funds currently being
expended, and, the many government interventions into personal rights that
we all used to have, but have been diminished over the years. However,
government must look at the greater good to protect their citizens, and
there are times where some rights have to be minimized. When they are
totally eliminated or restricted, the citizenry must assess and then
stand-up for re-establishment of those rights. I the meantime, based o the
times we are in, I'll accept many of the reduced rights we have lived under
in the past.

Regards,

Sandy

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ted de Castro [mailto:tdc at xrayted.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 10:07 AM
To: sandyfl at cox.net
Cc: Franz Schönhofer; 'stewart farber'; radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: Re: AW: [ RadSafe ] New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just Bags

As Franz says -  the issue is - at least with me - this invasive virtual 
strip search technique.

If you are doing ALARA calculations I think the incredibly small added 
dose is well within the flight to flight variance of altitude/cosmic dose.

When we resort to this - the terrorists have won!