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Old 13th August 2011 | 05:10
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DutchRoll
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These are reported to be millimetre-wave scanners. They are NOT the same as the backscatter xray scanners.

Millimetre wave radiation is NOT ionising radiation and CANNOT initiate cancer, unlike ionising radiation (of which xrays such as those used in backscatter scanners are one example).

Just lettin' ya know, that's all! Now on with the privacy debate.........
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