Inspector General: Full Body Scanners Safe

From USAToday:

Full-body scanners at airports that use X-rays use "an extremely low dose" of radiation that is safe for passengers, according to a report Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general.

The 32-page report by Carlton Mann, assistant inspector general for inspections, repeated the findings of scientific studies that a passenger would have to be screened 47 times a day for a year to exceed annual dosage limits of radiation from the Transportation Security Administration's machines.

"Professional organizations conducted independent radiation studies that concluded that radiation levels emitted from backscatter units were below the acceptable levels," the report says.

They're safe, folks, time to come off the crazy ledge and toss the tinfoil hat.

Well, except for those of you that like being fondled by costumed strangers in public.

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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
From USAToday:

"assistant inspector general for inspections"

Great job title.

https://www.geek.com/articles/news/airport-full-body-x-ray-scanners-banned-across-europe-as-unsafe-20111116/

We were also told the WTC site was safe

Frequent flyers should Not be subjected to this every freakin' flight. Come On!!!
Even "alittle bit" or radiation is cummulative.

If theres a "reason" for using the scanner, like setting off the metal detector?
Might be necessary to use it.

Otherwise its become Standard procedure for EVERYONE..........Every Time.
Its the Norm, instead of the exception.

THAT I object to, and you won't convince me, & most other Frequent flyers otherwise, Chilcoot.

I definitely believe I won't convince you, I find you immune to both science and reason on this subject. And so I write to keep others updated on the news.

As for you speaking for "most other Frequent flyers", well, I'm one of them, and judging from the load factors I see, you don't. At all.

Meanwhile, you probably should just opt not to avail yourself of the privilege of commercial aviation, perhaps our safest means of transportation. I'll respect your choice.

It is fact or fiction airport security is better today than before 911. Seems like what I experience it is questionable.

I have to agree with Chilcoot.

I'd say it depends on how you define "better."

More intense, more detailed, of course.

More efficient that before 911...no but efficiency wasn't the goal.

Effective...Of course. They managed to snag my husband's very midget version of swiss army knife the other day. It went through dozens of times before...honestly nothing you could take down a flight crew with, but it had a point, though not much of one. This time he had it clipped outside his computer case instead of inside like always before. Yeah, no surprise there, but a customer gave it to him years ago and he hated losing it.

Also, the wonderful scanner will nail any kleenex you happen to have in your pocket. Isn't that great?

Disclaimer: I'm OK with the scanner. Fast and done. I watched some go through after me...you can't tell anything clinical.