RE: Checked Baggage Screening

[Sandy Perle <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>]

Yes. Kodak addresses this on their website. I have seen dose between 100 and 200 mrem, based on location in the checked bag.



Sandy



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-----Original Message-----

From:  Mercado, Don

Date:  1/4/05 9:02 am

To:  radsafe 

Subj:  Checked Baggage Screening



Happy New Year!



This last Christmas I traveled across country to spend the holidays with

family. (If you have to spend the night in O'Hare sometime, don't try to

sleep in gate B22. The airport TV is too loud. B18 is better. :^)  ) I

had to check a bag through going over and coming back. Each time I

checked in, I was asked if my bag had any film in it. I inquired as to

why, and the baggage screener said the baggage scanner ruined film. I

didn't have film in my bag, so I couldn't check it. Does anyone here

have confirmation with this? Are the checked bag scanners delivering a

higher total dose to the baggage than the carry-on bag scanners? Will

that affect dosimeters in baggage?



Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. 



Donald P. Mercado

Radiation Safety Officer

Explosives Safety Officer

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

O/9K-2S, B/157

1111 Lockheed Martin Way

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Ph. (408) 742-0759

Fx. (408) 756-0504

Don.Mercado@lmco.com





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