Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Documented personnel exposures from airport baggage inspection systems

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6781906
Whole-body and wrist exposure to X-radiation from airport baggage inspection systems is documented. Specially designed badges were worn by 72 security personnel for 2-week intervals at 5 major United States airports. At least one model of each baggage X-ray system in use during the study was investigated. The data represent the total exposure received by security personnel under normal working conditions. Measurements of the X-ray exposures over the 2-week period ranged from 0 to 16.4 milliroentgen with little difference noted between whole-body and wrist exposures. The results indicate that no measured dose equivalent exceeded the limits specified in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard for ionizing radiation.
Research Organization:
National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio (USA). Div. of Biomedical and Behavioral Science
OSTI ID:
6781906
Report Number(s):
PB-274202; DHEW/PUB/NIOSH-77/105
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English