TechnologyNovember 15, 2011
Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used at U.S. Airports
A small number of cancer cases would result from scanning hundreds of millions of passengers a year. For some, that's a health issue
Stories by Michael Grabell
HealthNovember 1, 2011
U.S. Glossed Over Cancer Concerns Associated with Airport X-Ray Scanners
Experts say the dose from the backscatter is negligible when compared with naturally occurring background radiation, but a linear model shows even such trivial amounts increase the number of cancer cases