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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Heathrow scanner experiences?
> I am a bit worried, and I did Google around, but found no other people > reporting the same. I did not go back to the scanner, since I couldn't > reach the insecure area anymore. > > I wondered about the pain. AFAIK there are no vital organs on the > right side. The liver, spleen and 'alvleesklier' (?) should be more > to the left or lower. The only thing on the right side is the end of > your intestines. That made me think that in fact they might have used > a higher dose or a more targeted scan to check deeper into my body for > hidden drugs or explosives or whatever. You would have to receive a dose of greater than 100,000 mrem to notice any adverse side effects within the time span you mention. In all probability, you would likely have to get into the 400,000+ mrem range to notice it *that* quickly, really. Ionizing radiation is nasty stuff as we all know, but short of a serious fubar in the machine and its operation, the chances of you getting an unacceptable dose are very, very, very low. As a comparison, the average Chernobyl-area resident took about 40,000-50,000 mrem as a result of the accident. Next time, avoid airline food and your GI tract will thank you for it. ;) -ed
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