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Full body scanning linked to skin cancer

How flying can harm your health | mytraveladventure.com.au 4 June 2010, Full-body scanner cancer link Some scientists fear radiation from the controversial “naked” full-body airport scanners has been dangerously underestimated and could increase the risk of skin cancer.University of California biochemist David Agard says that unlike other scanners, the radiation from these devices is delivered at low energy beam levels, with most of the dose concentrated in the skin and underlying tissue.David Brenner, the head of Columbia University’s Centre for Radiological Research, says the radiation dose to the skin is actually 20 times higher than the official estimate.The devices are scheduled to be rolled out across Australia next year How flying can harm your health | mytraveladventure.com.au

June 5, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, health