body scanners and pregnant women
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body scanners and pregnant women
hi all,
my wife will be asked to submit to a full body scan in philadelphia tomorrow and she is in her first trimester. is it safe for her? if not, can she refuse and still fly?
thanks in advance
my wife will be asked to submit to a full body scan in philadelphia tomorrow and she is in her first trimester. is it safe for her? if not, can she refuse and still fly?
thanks in advance
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The principle of the scanners is that the radiation does not penetrate flesh, so she should be OK.
As an alternative, if she does not want to be radiated or groped, she could offer to strip off provided she was not touched.
As an alternative, if she does not want to be radiated or groped, she could offer to strip off provided she was not touched.
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UK Health Protection Agency - safe for all
As the equivalent dose is orders of magnitude less than she is exposing herself to by flying in the first place............
Let us know how it went.
Let us know how it went.
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not safe
These scanner produce ionizing radiation. No body knows how much is too much and unfortunately how little is truly safe. The radiation is of a for considered dangerous to medical imaging workers called back scatter radiation . It delivers it's energy into the cell and may cause damage. It is very dangerous for rapidly dividing cells ie developing fetus .
In my opinion not safe for anyone. Any radiation should be avoided unless medically necessary, and that goes double for pregnant women.
While tissues on the surface will be most at risk 1 photon at the wrong place at the wrong time, and you could have problems.
Your eyes are at risk every exposure to this stuff. They fit the criteria perfectly. Surface tissue and rapidly dividing cells exposed to unregulated doses of ionizing radiation.
In my opinion not safe for anyone. Any radiation should be avoided unless medically necessary, and that goes double for pregnant women.
While tissues on the surface will be most at risk 1 photon at the wrong place at the wrong time, and you could have problems.
Your eyes are at risk every exposure to this stuff. They fit the criteria perfectly. Surface tissue and rapidly dividing cells exposed to unregulated doses of ionizing radiation.
