There is an article in USA Today concerning radiation exposure levels and the ability to test and detect machine malfunctions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that TSA take steps to protect against excessive exposures.
USA Today requested, in November, to review the current inspection reports for the 4080 x-ray machines, and the 221 new full body scanners currently in use. So far, TSA has not released that information. Why? There have been reports about cancer clusters amongst TSA colleagues at airports in Boston and San Juan.
The article points to the millimeter wave machines as being much safer than the ionizing radiation machines.
Read the full stories at:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-12-06-tsa-xray-inside_N.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-12-06-tsa-xray-inspection-records_N.htm
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