title: Ask the doctor. Because I have a pacemaker, I've always avoided going through the big scanners at the airport and have gone around to the person with the hand-held device. As airport security gets tighter, I'm worried that my reluctance to go through metal detectors will single me out. Is it safe for me to go through them?
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012637:Security Measures