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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
I was under the impression from a US news show with someone from the manufacturer on to do a propaganda piece that these were non-ionizing. They didn't specifically state it, but implied it (Something along the lines of "these are totally safe"). Apparently a pretty big lie. Not cool for pregnant/elderly/sick people who are heavy travelers, or anyone really.
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Not sure what you're referring to here, are you talking about the full body scanners that do use x-rays? Even if those were being employed, the radiation dose per use is absolutely negligible compared to background radiation. Some perspective on radiation dose:
1 Full body airport scan = 0.0001 mSv
1 year of living in Calgary = 5 mSv
1 Hour in an airplane = 0.005 mSv
In otherwords, you are getting about 50,000 body scans for each year you live in Calgary, or 50 body scans for each hour in an airplane.