Re:TSA Removes X-Ray Body Scanners From Major Airports
by methodover on Friday October 19, 2012 @05:52PM
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About radiation: Let's say that the article is correct and the radiation risk is very low -- 6 to 100 additional cancer cases per year among the millions that fly.
The question I have is this: Are the machines preventing 6 to 100 injuries or deaths from a terrorist attack every year?
If so, then perhaps the extra cancer cases are worth it. But if not -- if the scanners do not reduce the risk of terrorist attacks enough to offset the very small increase in cancer cases, then the machines are a waste.
The question I have is this: Are the machines preventing 6 to 100 injuries or deaths from a terrorist attack every year?
If so, then perhaps the extra cancer cases are worth it. But if not -- if the scanners do not reduce the risk of terrorist attacks enough to offset the very small increase in cancer cases, then the machines are a waste.