Hi, "Paris, Leonard" wrote: > > There must be some reason X-Ray techs wear lead aprons in hospitals. > Perhaps because they protect vital parts from X-Rays? If the X-Rays from > airport scanners are strong enough to pass easily through these lead bags, > there's a good chance that they are also hazardous to unprotected people. >
It's a slightly different scenario. The rays in hospital are "free", not inside a lead lined box (the airport scanner) which provides primary protection. Scanners "focus" the rays and vary the power to get through denser objects. The power needed to penetrate many of the household objects in luggage is much more than that needed to penetrate tissue. mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
