> From: Dinkar Jhalera <djhalera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I have some experience of airport scanners recently.......The films I
carried
> them in my hand luggage in xray shield bags. At Heathrow I had no choice
> but put the bag through the scanner........
>
> The shield bags must have worked the BA staff asked me what I was
carrying in my bag
> because they could not see anything on their scanner!
>
I have read that if film is packed in xray shield bags, airport staff can
increase the dosage to penetrate through the shield, and this may be more
risky for the film than just sending it through unshielded.
Can anyone confirm or refute this?
Regards
Ross Waite
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