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U.S. Republican Senators concerned over airport radiation scanning

“We have not seen TSA address the issue of airport and airline personnel who work at the airport and therefore could receive multiple doses of radiation every work day,”
Citing Radiation Concerns, Republicans Request Full-Body Scanner Review; Talk Media News,  AuthorJustin Duckham DateFriday, August 6, 2010 Three Senate Republicans have sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration asking the government entities to review the health effects incurred by the use of full body scanners at airports.

Issued by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Me.) and signed by fellow GOP Senators Tom Coburn (Okla.) and Richard Burr (N.C.), the letter focuses on concerns surrounding the radiation emitted from the machines and its effects on both passengers at TSA workers.

“We have not seen TSA address the issue of airport and airline personnel who work at the airport and therefore could receive multiple doses of radiation every work day,” the letter states. Citing Radiation Concerns, Republicans Request Full-Body Scanner Review

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