Originally Posted by
tusphotog
I fly about 150 flights a year. Over a 5 year period, I could get scanned 1,500 times. That much extra x-ray radiation can't be good.
I have a particle physics background and I won't tell you what to do. But I would definitely opt out all the time if flying that much.
Here is the thing ...
Your doctor is paid (and usually cares) about you being healthy and if he does bad things to you, its malpractice time.
The TSA and their contractors, however, have total legal liability immunity and it's clear given what they are on a power trip and are doing very bad things to 100s of millions of completely innocent people. They sneer and snicker at the misery they are inflicting on people on purpose and they enjoy it.
The motivational factors between your doctor and the TSA are very different. Your doctor has motivations that are generally sincere/honest and usually to your benefit (not always), but the situation with the TSA? The motivations there are much much different.