Full body scanners at airports could increase your risk of skin cancer, experts warn. The X-ray machines have been brought in at Manchester, Gatwick and Heathrow. But scientists say radiation from the scanners has been underestimated and could be particularly risky for children. They say that the low level beam does deliver a small dose of radiation to the body but because the beam concentrates on the skin – one of the most radiation-sensitive organs of the human body – that dose may be up to 20 times higher than first estimated. Dr David Brenner, head of Columbia University’s centre for radiological research, said although the danger posed to the individual passenger is ‘very low’, he is urging researchers to carry out more tests on the device to look at the way it affects specific groups who could be more sensitive to radiation. The most likely risk from the airport scanners is a common type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma, according to the academic. He says children and passengers with gene mutations – around one in 20 of the population – are more at risk as they are less able to repair X-ray damage to their DNA. READ MORE AT: www.dailymail.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk TERAHERTZ WAVES TEAR APART DNA, states an MIT study. When it comes to naked scanners, a lot of attention is given to the privacy issue. travelers also discuss the amounts of radiation the scanners emit. Official sources tell us it is no more than what you would be exposed to in 2 minutes on a plane …
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This is just another example of the disregard of an individual’s rights. We are supposed to submit to authorities and trust the experts. We are already bombarded by Wi-Fi, callphones, satellites, dental x-rays, mammograms, Cat-scans, chest x-rays, radon, microwave ovens, cordless phones, cell towers, TV and radio, and home wiring. Has any studies been done by independent researchers on the cumulative effects of all the sundry sources of radiation that we’re exposed to? The damage accumulates and over time could really add up.
2 things:
1st – I agree with the last comment and find it another example of the government taking away our liberties in the name of security.
2nd – I don’t believe this to be a big risk as most people don’t travel enough to make this a threat. Thanks for staying on top of the story.