Airport Body Scanners Are Dangerous.

@BoyPlanetary The plane ride itself is probably a bigger source of radiation. I can see how this is an issue for people working near the scanner, but I doubt any real risk for passengers getting scanned once every three years.

Please choose a pat down instead 🙏

I always get a pat down. They always try to make an example out of me or punish me by making me wait in front of everyone, but it doesn't work. I stand there defiant, and when I'm tired of waiting, I make noise. I find that the ladder always get them to pat me down sooner rather than later.

Of course they are. They’re x-Ray machines. Can’t get x-rayed without making sure you have a lead covering over your thyroid (at least) and techs leave the room.

Commenting so I can see what the community note says

I cant say whether you can trust the science here, but they phased out the x-ray back scatter machines over 10 years ago.. The consensus among scientific and regulatory bodies is that the millimeter wave (MMW) scanners currently used in US airports are not harmful. The radio waves they emit are non-ionizing and the energy levels are far below those that could cause any damage to human tissue or DNA. Extensive studies and reviews by organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) have all concluded that MMW scanners are safe for use on humans, including pregnant women, children, and people with medical implants. When Were Backscatter X-Ray Scanners Phased Out? The TSA began phasing out backscatter X-ray scanners in 2013, and they were completely removed from US airports by June 2013. This decision was made primarily due to privacy concerns about the detailed images produced by the scanners and unfounded public worries about potential radiation risks, despite the low levels used being deemed safe by regulatory agencies.

Spoiler: no airport in the US uses this type of active radiation scanner and the scanner shown being used at a checkpoint in the video is a passive mm wave scanner that emits no radiation.

Who goes through a scanner when they get off the plane?

I am not in a hospital! X-rays are a medical procedure. I will never do that at the airport, pat me down if you insist. People are dumb tho, they all be lining up for it.

Most airports in the US use millimeter wave scanners. It uses non-ionizing radiation in the form of low level radio waves. A cell phone emits more radiation than a millimeter wave scanner.