Airport full body scanners - can I not agree to be scanned? (x-rays, pregnant)
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Can I not agree to be scanned by this cancer causing machines? What if I say 'no'?
TSA has much power and authority. I personally don't push their buttons and I do as they say. If you refuse I'm sure they will frisk you personally. They also have a holding room they take people to.
I've seen them take people aside and go through their luggage,etc.
They scanned my purse once then asked if they could go through it. I said of course.
I would simply do as they ask or drive where you need to be.
If they ask you to go through a full body scan, and you refuse, they'll just do a manual check in a private room. It takes longer, and you might miss your plane, and they're not responsible for getting you on the next flight out if you do, or the cost of a replacement ticket. But you have that right, to be checked manually. I'd recommend getting there *another* hour earlier than you had already planned on, to accommodate that step that you're asking them to take on your behalf.
Also, a manual check is much more invasive, because - they're putting their hands on you, head to toe. It's not just the quickie frisk you see in the movies (but it also isn't a body cavity search so you shouldn't have to worry about *that* kind of invasion).
I was just reading about this today here. According to that article, many of the scanners are just metal detectors, which should not pose a problem. You could ask at the airport. But some are apparently "backscatter" machines that use low-level X-ray. I would mostly worry about this during pregnancy and certainly opt for the pat down if pregnant.
thank you all. Next time I will ask for personal search.
I've read a few articles that compare these scans to x-rays and tomography, and this is the same type of radiation. As far as I know car fumes are not as carcinogenic as radiation, the radiation is worst thing out there. It is documented how x-rays, tomography and MRIs are cancer-friendly, read that:
thank you all. Next time I will ask for personal search.
I've read a few articles that compare these scans to x-rays and tomography, and this is the same type of radiation. As far as I know car fumes are not as carcinogenic as radiation, the radiation is worst thing out there. It is documented how x-rays, tomography and MRIs are cancer-friendly, read that:
If you are genetically prone to developing a cancer, the radiation will help you do that sooner, no doubt about that.
Those articles are chicken little based hysteria that cite blogs. I wouldn't trust those authors any more than I would trust the TSA.
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