Comments on: TSA Passenger Imaging Testing at Security Checkpoints http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html BootsnAll's One Stop Guide to Business Travel Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:02:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Silvia http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html/comment-page-1#comment-75921 Silvia Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:55:25 +0000 http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html#comment-75921 Hello. I moved to India from Chicago and my Visa is for 180 days. When we start trying for a child, it's mandatory for me to still travel every 6 months to the U.S. I'm a Registered Nurse and I know in medical journals it DOES state obviously, radiation is not good for the developing fetus. They should not mandate pregnant women to fly in fear of losing their visa. There has to be some way around this. I am going ot go to the New Delhi American embassy here and if it ends up that I would HAVE to fly while pregnant, I will raise a HUGE issue on this matter. It should be a human right to protect your unborn child from known teratogens. I understand homeland security has to do their job, but even if you have a pat down at the airport, you still have radiation all around you. You don't see them offering lead vests to pregnant women-they should consider this, as even a dentist provides this for the patients. Corner

Hello. I moved to India from Chicago and my Visa is for 180 days. When we start trying for a child, it’s mandatory for me to still travel every 6 months to the U.S. I’m a Registered Nurse and I know in medical journals it DOES state obviously, radiation is not good for the developing fetus. They should not mandate pregnant women to fly in fear of losing their visa. There has to be some way around this. I am going ot go to the New Delhi American embassy here and if it ends up that I would HAVE to fly while pregnant, I will raise a HUGE issue on this matter. It should be a human right to protect your unborn child from known teratogens. I understand homeland security has to do their job, but even if you have a pat down at the airport, you still have radiation all around you. You don’t see them offering lead vests to pregnant women-they should consider this, as even a dentist provides this for the patients.

Corner ]]> By: Business Travel Logue http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html/comment-page-1#comment-51468 Business Travel Logue Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:26:10 +0000 http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html#comment-51468 I would assume that is one of the things a doctor would advise a pregnant woman of before traveling. It is my understanding that women in the later part of their pregnancy are advised to avoid airline travel. But as the radiation levels are insignificant from a health perspective, it shouldn't be an issue. Corner

I would assume that is one of the things a doctor would advise a pregnant woman of before traveling. It is my understanding that women in the later part of their pregnancy are advised to avoid airline travel.

But as the radiation levels are insignificant from a health perspective, it shouldn’t be an issue.

Corner ]]> By: Parisgirl http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html/comment-page-1#comment-51426 Parisgirl Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:43:30 +0000 http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html#comment-51426 So does that mean, legally speaking, that pregnant women should at least be informed and advised to the amount of radiation they would receive before going through one of these machines (i.e. when you have x-rays at the dentist office) plus the percentage of risk factor for deformities? For that matter, should pregnant women be informed and advised about the amount of radiation incurred during air travel? Corner

So does that mean, legally speaking, that pregnant women should at least be informed and advised to the amount of radiation they would receive before going through one of these machines (i.e. when you have x-rays at the dentist office) plus the percentage of risk factor for deformities? For that matter, should pregnant women be informed and advised about the amount of radiation incurred during air travel?

Corner ]]> By: Business Travel Logue http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html/comment-page-1#comment-48984 Business Travel Logue Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:39:44 +0000 http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html#comment-48984 Thanks so much for shedding some light on that X-Ray Scientist! Corner

Thanks so much for shedding some light on that X-Ray Scientist!

Corner ]]> By: X-Ray Scientist http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html/comment-page-1#comment-48704 X-Ray Scientist Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:44:18 +0000 http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html#comment-48704 The levels of radiation are strictly governed by ANSI standards and the FDA. The effective amount of radiation used per scan is equivalent to just a few minutes on an airplane. When you're at 35,000 feet, cosmic radiation levels increase due to less protection from the atmosphere. So, if you choose to fly, you are going to be exposed to 'more' radiation than if not. Still, the levels are REALLY insignificant from a health perspective. Corner

The levels of radiation are strictly governed by ANSI standards and the FDA. The effective amount of radiation used per scan is equivalent to just a few minutes on an airplane. When you’re at 35,000 feet, cosmic radiation levels increase due to less protection from the atmosphere. So, if you choose to fly, you are going to be exposed to ‘more’ radiation than if not. Still, the levels are REALLY insignificant from a health perspective.

Corner ]]> By: Business Travel Logue http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html/comment-page-1#comment-48670 Business Travel Logue Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:38:37 +0000 http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html#comment-48670 This equipment is in the testing phase so not every passenger is screened in this way. If it is successful, I hope it will keep the bad stuff off the planes. I'm not sure about the risk to pregnant women. Sounds to me like another good reason to never have children :). Maybe someone with more knowledge will read this and comment? Corner

This equipment is in the testing phase so not every passenger is screened in this way. If it is successful, I hope it will keep the bad stuff off the planes.

I’m not sure about the risk to pregnant women. Sounds to me like another good reason to never have children :) . Maybe someone with more knowledge will read this and comment?

Corner ]]> By: Parisgirl http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html/comment-page-1#comment-48636 Parisgirl Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:30:51 +0000 http://www.businesstravellogue.com/accommodation/tsa-passenger-imaging-testing-at-security-checkpoints.html#comment-48636 So, Carrie, what I understand from your past post is that Backscatter is Xray technology which means that we are getting radiated? What does this mean for pregnant women? What I still don't understand that in spite of this sophisticated scanning equipment still the bad stuff appears to get through when TSA sends people through to challenge the system. Corner

So, Carrie, what I understand from your past post is that Backscatter is Xray technology which means that we are getting radiated? What does this mean for pregnant women? What I still don’t understand that in spite of this sophisticated scanning equipment still the bad stuff appears to get through when TSA sends people through to challenge the system.

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