Medical Myth:Airport scanners give off a lot of radiation

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Medical Myth :Are airport scanners a health risk?

By: Carolyn Murray | CountOn2.com
Published: February 13, 2012

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Some people believe that they are invasive and a health risk. But are body scanners at security checkpoints dangerous to people?

News 2 medical team asks a Medical University of South Carolina doctor about the effects of the small doses of X-ray radiation emitted by the airport scanning machines. Dr. Walter Huda says air travelers going through whole-body scanners don't need to worry about radiation from the devices.