[elpadre]

O boy!! they hit the mother lode - picture it - thousands of TSA workers lining up for SS disability retirement for radiation they probably received from a wristwatch or ipad or .....

[DBrow]

Here is another thought- maybe this is being pushed by the guys who make the millimeter wave scanners? If TSA bans the xray machines they’ll order a billion dollars worth of mmW scanners.

[6SJ7]

I wonder how the government will cover up the scanner radiation hazard once TSA workers’ nads start falling off?

[DBrow]

http://www.aviationpros.com/news/10612363/tsa-to-shield-screeners-from-radiation

One problem is that the dosimeters the TSA guys use are the same ones everyone uses, including hospital workers, but they are not sensitive enough to pick up the tiny amounts around these scanners. That’s why they will be doing medical exams.

Sort of like Dow Corning breast implants and Agent Orange. Oh and Alar.

[WKUHilltopper]

Why? They’ve been bemoaning about how safe they are—they’re just now testing them?? Are the jaws of their TSA goons dropping from their heads with over exposure already?

[Jack of all Trades]

Good to see that the government is a self-correcting entity. The TSA obviously learned the lesson of the NTSB, where they initially forced auto maker to release air bag equipped cars that could decapitate drivers.

/sarc

[SaraJohnson]

Gee, I’d hate to see the little fascist pervs having been diseased by their own abusive operation. This is rich. There is a God and He is just.

[dblshot]

A transparent attempt to get TSA workers free medical treatment. Just about any cancer can be said to be caused by radiation exposure. If fat helps insulate one’s organs from the damage of x-rays, there's not going to many TSA workers adversely affected. And for those fans of the Michael Berry show, can we expect LT. Dan to call in and say see I told you how dangerous a TSA agents job is?