Does safer flying mean a risk of radiation?

- (Guardian.co.uk) - 1 months ago...

Do the new body scanners at airports expose travellers to excessive radiation?So-called "naked" body-­scanning machines at airports, the latest defence against would-be plane bombers, have already raised concern for breaching flyers' privacy and, potentially, feeding the voyeurism of security officials. But could being screened also pose a health risk?The question arises because one of the two types of new ­scanner – those that deploy "back-scatter" x-ray t...