Re: Airport X-ray Security Scanner

["Elizabeth M. Brackett" <brackett@bright.net>]

A similar topic was discussed on Radsafe just over a year.  At the time the
choice seemed to be reversed:  if you do not want to be strip-searched, you
could choose the x-ray scanner instead, and I believe you had to go to a
hospital to have it done.  A search of the Radsafe archives should turn up
several related messages.

Liz Brackett

>"Iles, Jeff" wrote:
> 
> An associate and friend of mine inquired as to the potential adverse health
> affects associated with exposure to subject X-ray scanner.  I was not
> previously aware that such a system existed in the public domain for
> irradiating traveling members of the general public. Information and/or
> comments regarding this system (which is somewhat described in the hypertext
> article) and any health/exposure related considerations for its use would be
> appreciated.
> 
> BTW, I was somewhat amazed that no consideration was given to the radiation
> exposure aspect of being "X-Rayed"; just the concern for invasion of
> privacy.
> 

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