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TSA Puts Off Safety Study of X-ray Body Scanners

Posted by samzenpus on from the we'll-get-to-it-later dept.

zokuga writes "ProPublica reports that the TSA is backing off a previous promise to conduct a new independent study of X-ray body scanners used at airport security lanes around the country. Earlier this month, an investigation found that TSA had glossed over research about the risks from the X-rays."

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  1. Re:And we're surprised by this? by Samalie · · Score: 1, Funny

    Accountability? In Government?

    bwahahahahahahahaahaa

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  2. Re:meanwhile, Europe bans the farking things. by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Funny

    meanwhile, Europe bans them. A lot smarter than these fools running the US, g*d damn them.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=europe-bans-x-ray-body-scanners

    You must bring that up.

    Can't you just quietly eat your hamburger made with a GMO wheat bun and hormone & antibiotic loaded meat?

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  3. Re:Small risk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, the TSA is currently conducting a large-scale study of the cancer risk involved in standing next to x-ray scanners all day. We expect results in a few decades, maybe sooner.

  4. Re:Of course by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    People call me malignant all the time and I hardly ever get X-rayed.