title: Radiation exposure and air travel: should we worry?
abstract: With the federal government introducing new advanced imaging scanners at airports, the traveling public has become concerned about the radiation exposure they may receive when passing through scanners as well as during flight. This article offers a primer on radiation and the extent to which exposure from various sources can affect health. It also provides advice for physicians whose patients may have concerns about radiation exposure during air travel.
authors: Minneapolis VA Medical Center, University of Minnesota, USA.
authors: Ronnell
authors: R
authors: Hansen
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D003359:Cosmic Radiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012637:Security Measures; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014195:Travel