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Transportation Security Administration Not Trying to Kill You: Why There's No Reason to Fear Radiation Exposure

Driving the panic over the government's new body-scan policy is a deep-seated worry about radiation. Dr. Kent Sepkowitz on why there’s nothing to fear but fear itself.

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The new TSA scanners may cause radiation. Credit: Scott Olson / Getty Images

Every Thanksgiving, air travelers are met with a new crisis, a new threat to their well-being, a new reason to stay home and call in the chicken with cashews in brown sauce.

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