My understanding is that it is true. The x-ray levels used
on checked luggage would be excessive exposure for the gate staff. I
would still be hesitant with 800+ speed film, but 'normal' film should be
OK, if they won't accept a hand search.
Hersch
At 04:55 PM 09/06/2001, you wrote:
--- Dana Trout
<dana@troutcom.com> wrote:
> That solution doesn't always work. When we were in Europe (Athens
and
> Rome) security would not allow us to do anything but run the
film
> through the scanner. However, I was told that the intensity of
the
> X-rays of the gate scanner was much less than what is used for
> checked
> baggage. I don't know how true that statement is.
The x-ray machines for hand-lugage is film-save in almost all
countries, especially Europe, America, etc. So unless you have to
pass
through x-ray a dozen time there shouldn't be any problem. If you
have
to pass through x-ray very often during your trip then you might
want
to look for alternatives. Just as a side note, in the US you can
ask
for hand-control and they can't forcue you to put it through x-ray.
But
you have to add some more time as they often do some visual
inspection
as well as samples (with a white cloth put into an analyzer). In
other
countries you sometimes can get hand-inspection although they don't
have to do it. Plus you can always put have a dozen of very fast
film
in your bags to convience them more to do hand-inspection.
So again, as long as you don't have to go through many x-rays for
hand-inspection you are fine. It's mainly the big CT-scanners that
destroy film. In addition, they destroy it not evenly which makes
it
more visible then the other x-ray machines.
robert
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