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don't forget a high likelyhood of being irradiated
by chrsig 5y ago
don't forget a high likelyhood of being irradiated
- TameAntelope 5y agoYou get more radiation in the plane than from TSA.
- dragonwriter 5y agoNot that I like the millimeter wave scanners, but like the metal detectors I think they use low-energy non-ionizing radiation, so its not really a change in the kind or significance of radiation exposure.
- nradov 5y agoConventional metal detectors use electromagnets and don't emit any ionizing radiation. Backscatter scanners used in airport security screening do emit ionizing radiation but a very small amount. https://www.epa.gov/radtown/radiation-and-airport-security-scanning https://www.epa.gov/radtown/radiation-and-airport-security-s...