TSA Naked Body Scanners Deliver 20X the Amount of Radiation The TSA Claims

Democrat Rush Holt is speaking out in Congress against the naked full body scanners. I beg you to pay attention because the TSA is keeping a lid on the radiation amount emitted by the machines, and you know the manufacturers who didn't have to go through FDA approval because the devices arne't medical devices aren't going to say anything but the devices are safe.

It turns out the amount of radiation emitted by the machine is 20 times greater what the TSA is letting on. Representative Holt also notes, based on his studies of the machine, the head is in the position to receive most of the radiation, which has raised his concerns on whether or not the machines will increase your chances of basal cell carcinoma. He describes the naked body scanners as "misguided, counterproductive, and potentially dangerous." Holt is a scientist when he isn't playing Congressman.

Congressman Holt warned his colleagues earlier this year of the dangers of the naked body scanners:

In March, the Congressional Biomedical Caucus (of which I am a co-chair) hosted a presentation on this technology by TSA, as well as a briefing by Dr. David Brenner of Columbia University on the potential health effects of “back scatter” x-ray devices. As Dr. Brenner noted in his presentation and in subsequent media interviews, the devices currently in use and proposed for wider deployment this year currently deliver to the scalp “20 times the average dose that is typically quoted by TSA and throughout the industry.

Dr. Brenner has pointed out that the majority of the radiation from X-ray backscatter machines strikes the top of the head, which is where 85 percent of the 800,000 cases of basal cell carcinoma diagnosed in the United States each year develop. According to Dr. Brenner, excessive x-ray exposure can act as a cancer rate multiplier, which is why our government should investigate thoroughly the potential health risks associated with this technology.