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What about the amount from those TSA machines under normal operation and the amount apparently emitted by mistake recently?
by kenjackson 16y ago
What about the amount from those TSA machines under normal operation and the amount apparently emitted by mistake recently?
- elliottcarlson 16y agoIt would have been helpful to get that number on that chart - just because it would help dispel bad information about the backscatter x-rays as well. The regular amount of radiation emitted by one of those machines is 0.1µSv (according to the chart - equivalent to eating a banana). The supposed mistake would have made the emissions 10 times higher (couldn't find a real µSv reading, just the 10x statement[1]) which would be 1µSv, or the same as using a CRT monitor for a year. [1] http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/tsa-radiation-test-bungling/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/tsa-radiation-test-...