Security Screening

The following FAQs have been developed by our topic editors for this category:

			Safety for Security Screening Using Devices That Expose Individuals to Ionizing Radiation
			Security Screening

The following HPS Web page also addresses this category:

Whole-Body Scanners

The following health physics questions have been answered by an expert and approved by our editors for inclusion in our "Ask the Experts" feature. Click on the question to see the answer.

Questions in this Category Are in the Following Subcategories:
•  Airport Screening
•  Miscellaneous
Airport Screening
Q3538	–	X ray on continuously
Q4364	–	Risk of cancer recurrence
Q4430	–	Risk to a small reptile
Q4684	–	Badges went through luggage screening
Q4690	–	Handwand
Q4742	–	Bacteria in food
Q4782	–	Body piercings
Q4797	–	Abdominal x ray
Q4862	–	Effects of x rays on fish
Q5211	–	Concerns about x-ray system
Q5223	–	Blood products
Q5446	–	Personal computer
Q5792	–	Medications
Q6452	–	Scanning self through machine
Q6518	–	TLD reading for "carry-on" scan
Q8440	–	Scanner backscatter
Q9421	–	Airport x-ray backscatter scanners
Q9823	–	Airport metal and x-ray detectors
Miscellaneous
Q4009	–	Ship screening
Q4491	–	Negligible dose
Q4851	–	Concerns with food, water scanned
Q6115	–	Food passed through x-ray machine
Q9403	–	Airport screening and children
Q9469	–	Getting screened daily
Q9887	–	X-ray stickers on packages