Australia going ahead with airport radiation scanning – no worries, mate?
US scientists have warned that radiation from controversial full-body airport scanners has been dangerously underestimated and could lead to an increased risk of skin cancer – particularly in children
Miss Ukraine backs full-body scanners at airports | The Australian, 25 Aug, 2010, “……….Due to be rolled out in Australia next year, the full-body scanners have raised privacy concerns including whether scanned images may breach child pornography laws in various countries.US scientists have warned that radiation from controversial full-body airport scanners has been dangerously underestimated and could lead to an increased risk of skin cancer – particularly in children…….
University of California biochemist David Agard said that unlike other scanners, the radiation from these devices is delivered at low energy beam levels, with most of the dose concentrated in the skin and underlying tissue.They have also been criticised as ineffective, with warnings they would be unlikely to detect many of the explosive devices used by terrorism groups.
In May, a US airport security screener was suspended for assaulting a colleague who joked about him having small genitalia after he walked through a scanner.
And in March a UK airport security worker said she would sue her bosses after a colleague leered at her “naked” image in a scanner.
Miss Ukraine backs full-body scanners at airports | The Australian
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