Uploaded February 2010 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Full body scanners at airports could increase your risk of skin cancer, experts warn.
The X-ray machines have been brought in at Manchester, Gatwick and Heathrow.
But scientists say radiation from the scanners has been underestimated and could be particularly risky for children.
They say that the low level beam does deliver a small dose of radiation to the body but because the beam concentrates on the skin - one of the most radiation-sensitive organs of the human body - that dose may be up to 20 times higher than first estimated.
Dr David Brenner, head of Columbia University's centre for radiological research, said although the danger posed to the individual passenger is 'very low', he is urging researchers to carry out more tests on the device to look at the way it affects specific groups who could be more sensitive to radiation.
The most likely risk from the airport scanners is a common type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma, according to the academic.
He says children and passengers with gene mutations - around one in 20 of the population - are more at risk as they are less able to repair X-ray damage to their DNA.
READ MORE AT: dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1290527/Airport-body-scanners-deliver-radiation-dose-20-times-higher-thought.html
telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/7862265/Airport-body-scanners-could-give-you-cancer.html
TERAHERTZ WAVES TEAR APART DNA, states an M.I.T. study.
When it comes to naked scanners, a lot of attention is given to the privacy issue. People also discuss the amounts of radiation the scanners emit. Official sources tell us it is no more than what you would be exposed to in 2 minutes on a plane. While that's true enough, this all fails to address the real issue, which is that these Terahertz scanners have been found to unzip DNA, which can damage genes ability to express proteins properly. This is linked to a number of problems including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism .
1st article about scanners
http://casesblog.blogspot.com/2009/12...
2nd article- Terahertz
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/...
3rd article from M.I.T.: Terahertz unzips DNA
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/...
Gene expression profile distinctions in children with autism
(and they admit it's most likely from environmental damage or a genetic susceptability coupled with an environmental trigger)
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu...
Thousands of New Cancers Predicted Due to Increased Use of CT
medscape.com/viewarticle/714025 (registration required - free)
Thank you youtube.com/user/thetruthergirls for permission to share your informative video.
Full body scanners at airports could increase your risk of skin cancer, experts warn.
The X-ray machines have been brought in at Manchester, Gatwick and Heathrow.
But scientists say radiation from the scanners has been underestimated and could be particularly risky for children.
They say that the low level beam does deliver a small dose of radiation to the body but because the beam concentrates on the skin - one of the most radiation-sensitive organs of the human body - that dose may be up to 20 times higher than first estimated.
Dr David Brenner, head of Columbia University's centre for radiological research, said although the danger posed to the individual passenger is 'very low', he is urging researchers to carry out more tests on the device to look at the way it affects specific groups who could be more sensitive to radiation.
The most likely risk from the airport scanners is a common type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma, according to the academic.
He says children and passengers with gene mutations - around one in 20 of the population - are more at risk as they are less able to repair X-ray damage to their DNA.
READ MORE AT: dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1290527/Airport-body-scanners-deliver-radiation-dose-20-times-higher-thought.html
telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/7862265/Airport-body-scanners-could-give-you-cancer.html
TERAHERTZ WAVES TEAR APART DNA, states an M.I.T. study.
When it comes to naked scanners, a lot of attention is given to the privacy issue. People also discuss the amounts of radiation the scanners emit. Official sources tell us it is no more than what you would be exposed to in 2 minutes on a plane. While that's true enough, this all fails to address the real issue, which is that these Terahertz scanners have been found to unzip DNA, which can damage genes ability to express proteins properly. This is linked to a number of problems including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism .
1st article about scanners
http://casesblog.blogspot.com/2009/12...
2nd article- Terahertz
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/...
3rd article from M.I.T.: Terahertz unzips DNA
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/...
Gene expression profile distinctions in children with autism
(and they admit it's most likely from environmental damage or a genetic susceptability coupled with an environmental trigger)
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu...
Thousands of New Cancers Predicted Due to Increased Use of CT
medscape.com/viewarticle/714025 (registration required - free)
Thank you youtube.com/user/thetruthergirls for permission to share your informative video.
