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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Airport body scanners deliver radiation dose 20 times higher than first thought | Mail Online

Airport body scanners deliver radiation dose 20 times higher than first thought | Mail Online: "Full body scanners at airports could increase your risk of skin cancer, experts warn.

The X-ray machines have been brought in at Manchester, Gatwick and Heathrow.

But scientists say radiation from the scanners has been underestimated and could be particularly risky for children.

They say that the low level beam does deliver a small dose of radiation to the body but because the beam concentrates on the skin - one of the most radiation-sensitive organs of the human body - that dose may be up to 20 times higher than first estimated."

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