EU forbyr kroppscanner basert på røntgen

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EU forbyr røntgen-varianten av kroppscanner pga. kreftfaren

The European Commission decided in November to ban airport body scanning X-ray backscatter machines after studies found a small number of cancer cases linked to use of the devices. The decision affects all airports in Europe, with an exception for U.K. airports that will be allowed to test them, but not deploy them permanently.

TSA fortsetter å bruke dem med begrunnelse av at de har funnet over 300 farlige gjenstander siden 2010. Andre eksperter sier at det er så lett å smugle ting gjennom scannerene og at "there is no case for scanners."

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news...ml?CMP=OTC-RSS

In order not to risk jeopardising citizens' health and safety, only security scanners which do not use X-ray technology are added to the list of authorised methods for passenger screening at EU airports. All other technologies, such as that used for mobiles phones and others, can be used provided that they comply with EU security standards.

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleases...guiLanguage=en