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.

Subjects

Subjects :

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

Details

Language :

English

ISSN :

1527-1315

Volume :

259

Issue :

1

Database :

MEDLINE

Journal :

Radiology

Publication Type :

Academic Journal

Accession number :

21436091

Full Text :

https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.11102347