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Originally posted by Screwed
Ha ha!!!
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Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Danbones
The millimeter wave scanners operate at microwave frequencies, non-ionizing radiation. Gigahertz, not terahertz. Like a cell phone.
edit on 6/28/2011 by Phage because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Cryptonomicon
No one can say those TSA agents weren't warned!!!
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by jerryk42
That would be kind of silly wouldn't it? A microwave oven won't work with the door open.
But there isn't much comparison. A microwave oven has a power density of about 4000 watts/square meter. The millimeter scanners have a power density of less than 10 watts/square meter, not enough to soften butter.
Originally posted by Phage
The NIST did test the radiation dose of the machine and found it within standards.