Purpose: To detect concealed metallic and non-metallic liquids, gels, plastics, etc., under clothing.
These devices use a waveform between infrared and radio waves. The device uses two beams to focus wave toward the body. They pass through clothes and are reflected back to the antennas.
The power density for a scan is between 0.00001 and 0.0006 mW/cm2 . While not emitting ionizing radiation, and, according to the manufacturer, it does not heat the tissue, this is still a focus of EMF on the body.
Symptoms of Radio Wave Sickness: (I am not suggesting that the machines cause these, but just see how you feel immediately after passing though your next scan…)
(excerpted from No Place To Hide April 2001.)
- Neurological: headaches, dizziness, nausea, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, irritability, depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, weakness, tremors, muscle spasms, numbness, tingling, altered reflexes, muscle and joint paint, leg/foot pain, "Flu-like" symptoms, fever. More severe reactions can include seizures, paralysis, psychosis and stroke.
- Cardiac: palpitations, arrhythmias, pain or pressure in the chest, low or high blood pressure, slow or fast heart rate, shortness of breath.
- Respiratory: sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma.
- Dermatological: skin rash, itching, burning, facial flushing.
- Ophthalmologic: pain or burning in the eyes, pressure in/behind the eyes, deteriorating vision, floaters, cataracts.
- Others: digestive problems; abdominal pain; enlarged thyroid, testicular/ovarian pain; dryness of lips, tongue, mouth, eyes; great thirst; dehydration; nosebleeds; internal bleeding; altered sugar metabolism; immune abnormalities; redistribution of metals within the body; hair loss; pain in the teeth; deteriorating fillings; impaired sense of smell; ringing in the ears
Better Option: You may be able to ask for an alternative screening method according to the law. (http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2015/12/23/tsa-can-now-make-you-go-through-body-scanner/77802418/). Simply inform the TSA officer that you would like to “opt out”. It takes a few minutes more, but you do not get exposed to a possible EMF exposure.