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and they will all be the x-ray scanners.

2010/1/11 Alexander Bock <alexander.bock at piratenpartei-bayern.de>:
> Am 11.01.2010 um 14:49 schrieb <bakel362 at planet.nl> <bakel362 at planet.nl>:
>>
>> Does anyone know whether these scanners use X-ray (R"ontgen)? If they do=
, they are a health risk, however low the dose is. X-rays are high energy r=
adiation (for thoese not familiar in quantum physics: this is not a matter =
of the amout of energy in watts: it is entirely determined by the frequency=
 of the radiation - based on Plancks formula). The actual percentage of peo=
ple contracting cancer because of these scans may be low, but a high number=
 of people multiplied by a low percentrage still is a substantial number of=
 people. A cynical calculation would be to compare that number to the numbe=
r of potential terrorist attack victims. I guess the latter i lower. But ra=
ther I would say: any checking method affecting health is *wrong*. Affectin=
g privacy is bad enough.
>
> They are using Terahertz radiation. Very low energy, non-ionizing, somewh=
ere between infrared and microwave. See for example http://en.wikipedia.org=
/wiki/Terahertz_radiation
>
> Alex
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