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Re: Travelling through Cyril E. King Airport - security question
[Re: Steve82]
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11/02/2023 07:57 AM
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Cyril E. King has a millimeter wave (full body scanner) and magnetometers (metal detectors). I believe you can always request a pat-down but I haven't been able to find documentation of that on the TSA site. The TSA site does say you can request privacy for the pat-down and/or you can request to be seated . . . they have a whole section on pregnant travelers but it seems overly simplistic (frankly I think it's so childish as to be insulting) and doesn't mention requesting a pat-down. You can request special assistance - see https://www.tsa.gov/travel/passenger-support This does appear to be available at Cyril E. King.
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Re: Travelling through Cyril E. King Airport - security question
[Re: Steve82]
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11/04/2023 05:33 AM
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Hi Steve, keep in mind that you are going to get vastly more radiation exposure on a flight from Europe and back than you would from using the full body scanner hourly on your trip. A typical flight will expose you to the equivalent of 5 chest X-rays. The airport scanner 1/1000 of a chest X-ray. In addition you likely will get far more radiation exposure just being near the luggage x ray machines.
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Re: Travelling through Cyril E. King Airport - security question
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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11/11/2023 09:32 AM
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George--I hate to say that I doubt you, but you're not pulling our leg, are you? Flight crew have to be exposed to a tremendous amount of radiation??
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Re: Travelling through Cyril E. King Airport - security question
[Re: Steve82]
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11/11/2023 11:18 AM
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Flight crews are exposed to tremendous amounts of radiation and suffer much higher cancer numbers as a result. One crew member I am aware of carried a dosimeter with him on flights. He was disciplined and told not to take unauthorized equipment in the cockpit when he tried to discuss the results. “ Air travel increases your exposure to cosmic radiation. A return transatlantic flight exposes you to around 0.1 mSv or around five times the radiation of a chest X-ray.” “ Aircrew (consisting of flight attendants, pilots, or flight engineers/navigators) are exposed to cosmic ionizing radiation (CIR) at flight altitude, which originates from solar activity and galactic sources. These exposures accumulate over time and are considerably higher for aircrew compared to the general population, and even higher compared to U.S. radiation workers.”
Ask a doctor how he would feel about a pregnant crewmember getting the equivalent of 20 chest X-rays a month. It’s kind of the dirty little secret no one wants discussed.
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Re: Travelling through Cyril E. King Airport - security question
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11/11/2023 02:07 PM
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George--Wow. Yes, for sure, I never heard of this before. Thanks.
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