Re: airport scanning radiation real deal

Interesting regurgitation of the FDA stand...

Here is another:
Some compare airport scanning radiation to background radiation from the sun, or from high altitude flying. But Dr. John Gofman, MD, Professor Emeritus of molecular and cell biology who gained his expertise as biomedical director of Livermore Labs under the Atomic Energy Commission, has stated, "Usually, when exposure to x-rays is compared with 'a day in the sun' or 'a day at the beach,' the mistaken assumption is that ultra violet light from the sun is comparable to the penetrating photons of x-rays and gamma rays. The assumption is mistaken. Because ultraviolet light does not penetrate past the skin, it does not cause cancer of internal organs."14

Federal officials minimize airport scan exposure by insisting that the radiation is "low dose." But in 2005, an expert panel of the National Academy of Sciences rejected arguments that low dose radiation is safe. The panel noted that radiation damage is cumulative, and it made these important assertions:

Studies show even very low doses of ionizing radiation pose a risk of cancer over a person's lifetime.
It is unlikely that there is a threshold of radiation exposure below which cancers are not induced.15
Female travelers subjected to airport scanning are at special risk. Monumental medical studies completed by Dr. Gofman indicate that medical x-radiation is an overlooked co-factor in the initiation of breast cancer.16 Why must millions of non-violent girls and women be subjected to increased Breast Cancer risk from airport backscatter scanners in order to "avert terrorism"? Is it not perverse satisfaction to America's enemies that DHS and TSA are adding fuel to the fire of our raging Breast Cancer epidemic?

http://www.rense.com/general90/amznu.htm

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