Originally Posted by
Ciarin
The body scanners at my airport use radio waves....so not much carcinogenic radiation going on there.
So what do they use for screening luggage and carry ons? Those are the real biggies because they must use enough power to see through the luggage. They leak and the cavalier way I've seen TSOs hang around the carry on x-ray machine leads me to believe they are getting a pretty good dose with every shift they work.