KCIndy
01-11-2012, 10:12 AM
Let's see.
First, they said the airport scanners didn't produce revealing or indecent images..... wrong.
Next, they said the images weren't going to be stored.... wrong.
Then they claimed it was silly to worry about the exposure to radiation. NOW we discover:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=airport-screeners-to-be-monitored&print=true
Airport Screeners to Be Monitored for Radiation
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is looking to monitor the levels of radiation that its employees are exposed to from X-ray technology, including airport body scanners, a document from the agency says.
In the document, the TSA said it plans to start performing radiation measurements using "personal dosimeters," which are devices worn on the body that measure a person's exposure to radiation, at certain airports. Such devices are used by people who work near sources of radiation such as hospital and nuclear power plant employees.
"The measurements will assist the TSA in determining if the Transportation Security Officers (TSO) at selected federalized airports are exposed to ionizing radiation above minimum detectable levels, and whether any measured radiation doses approach or exceed the threshold where personnel dosimetry monitoring is required by [Department of Homeland Security]/TSA policy," according to the document, which was posted on a government website.
First, they said the airport scanners didn't produce revealing or indecent images..... wrong.
Next, they said the images weren't going to be stored.... wrong.
Then they claimed it was silly to worry about the exposure to radiation. NOW we discover:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=airport-screeners-to-be-monitored&print=true
Airport Screeners to Be Monitored for Radiation
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is looking to monitor the levels of radiation that its employees are exposed to from X-ray technology, including airport body scanners, a document from the agency says.
In the document, the TSA said it plans to start performing radiation measurements using "personal dosimeters," which are devices worn on the body that measure a person's exposure to radiation, at certain airports. Such devices are used by people who work near sources of radiation such as hospital and nuclear power plant employees.
"The measurements will assist the TSA in determining if the Transportation Security Officers (TSO) at selected federalized airports are exposed to ionizing radiation above minimum detectable levels, and whether any measured radiation doses approach or exceed the threshold where personnel dosimetry monitoring is required by [Department of Homeland Security]/TSA policy," according to the document, which was posted on a government website.