Are x-ray backscatter scanners safe for airport passenger screening? For most individuals, probably yes, but a billion scans per year raises long-term public health concerns

Radiology. 2011 Apr;259(1):6-10. doi: 10.1148/radiol.11102347.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Airports*
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / adverse effects*
  • Radiation Injuries / etiology*
  • Radiation Injuries / prevention & control*
  • Radiography / adverse effects*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Security Measures*
  • United States
  • Whole Body Imaging / adverse effects*
  • X-Rays