Here. Here. I ALWAYS opt for the pat-down and, regretfully, can no longer fly into the UK. If the trends continue, I'll simply stop flying general aviation in

Here. Here. I ALWAYS opt for the pat-down and, regretfully, can no longer fly into the UK. If the trends continue, I'll simply stop flying general aviation in the U.S. outside of exigent circumstances. Luckily, both the northeast and the pacific northwest have train service. Aside from the legal, privacy, and baseline human dignity issues, there's the very unknowable health risks. I have a degree in electromagnetics (technically EE) and we know FAR TOO LITTLE about BOTH the short-term and long-term cellular effects of this specific kind of radiation exposure. It's not JUST the raw radiated isentropic power (which IS very low), it's the specific sets of wavelengths involved, the orientation of the tissues with respect to the incoming radiation, and the frequency of exposure.