There is no radiation. It is not an xray it'a a magnet
Quote Originally Posted by NicoleLJ View Post
There is no way I could handle the pat down. Being a rape victim I can;t handle strangers touching me. I will go into a huge panic attack. I don't like the idea of the scan either for similar reasons. Knowing a stranger is looking at my naked body agianst my will would also most likely send me into a panic, though probably not as sever as the pat down. So I would most likely choose the scan. Thank goodness I don't fly often.

But for Doug the radiation is the issue. He was born blind in one eye and has limited vision in the other. He can see with a strong contact lense. There is no way he would agree to the scanner and risk his one good eye.