Did the TSA Ignore Early X-Ray Scanner Cancer Risks? [Tsa]

The FDA, which regulates medical technology, has long opposed large-scale X-ray machine deployment, arguing that people shouldn't be irradiated without a direct medical benefit. So how did 250 X-ray "backscatter" scanners, which potentially increase cancer rates, land in American airports? Because the TSA insists they're safe. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/I6RIVAzQi9A/is-the-tsa-downplaying-back-scatter-cancer-risks

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