TSA X-Ray Backscatter Body Scanner: Not Enough Safety Research

This blog was written by Jason Bell, a molecular biologist and biophysicist. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Steve Kowalczykowski's lab at the University of California, Davis.

His review of the TSA scanner raises concerns. He says, "I fear that inadequate safety evaluation of these machines could unduly expose my family (and myself) to levels of radiation that might be harmful should this high familial cancer rate in fact be hereditary."

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Review of the TSA X-Ray Backscatter Body Scanner: Hide Your Kids! Hide your Wife!