Baby Put Through L.A. Airport X-Ray Machine

[BMalion]

Good thing the baby’s name wasn’t on the Do Not Fry list.

[Dangerosa]

@Rysdad

I wonder how much mAS and KVP those airport x-ray screeners produce?

Here is a chart that shows the recommended exposure limit (5 rad,total) for a fetus during the entire pregnancy.

Unless those airport scanners kick out some hellacious levels or radiation (and they might. I dunno), her son is probably going to be fine.
Just remember, there is NO absolutely safe level of ionizing radiation; it’s all about “acceptable risk.”

From the article:

Radiation doses

The baby that went through the airport luggage machine was exposed to less radiation than a passenger on a cross-country flight. Typical radiation exposures*:

Luggage screener: 1

Cross-country flight: 5

Chest X-ray: 10

Mammogram: 30

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• Measured in millirems, which takes into account both the amount of exposure and the biological effect of the type of radiation in question.

[Rysdad]

OK, then. I didn’t read that part.

And, since REM = Rad x Q factor, and the Q factor for x-ray is about one, then the little dude got a dose of about .001 Rad.

Not to worry.

[Dangerosa]

@Rysdad

OK, then. I didn’t read that part.

And, since REM = Rad x Q factor, and the Q factor for x-ray is about one, then the little dude got a dose of about .001 Rad.

Not to worry.

Right, as I said, the bigger danger to the kid is the ride on the ramp at the end where he gets crushed by the backpack coming through after him.

[Johnny_L.A]

@Rick

I thnk we now know why they explain the use of a seat belt on every frickin flight.

It’s the law:

Sec. 121.571 - Briefing passengers before takeoff.

(a) Each certificate holder operating a passenger-carrying airplane shall insure that all passengers are orally briefed by the appropriate crewmember as follows:

<snip>

(iii) The use of safety belts, including instructions on how to fasten and unfasten the safety belts…