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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

"Just go to the airport for your next medical checkup..."

Wikipedia states the same type of of radiation used in medical diagnostic imaging, such as CT scans, MRI's and X-Rays is used in the new state of the art full body scanners employed at many airports including Hawaii's own Lihue airport.

For those who cannot afford health insurance, buy a cheap  air-flight and go through the  airport full body scanner, ask them if they see any polyps in your colon, or ask them at security if  it's scar tissue on your lung or a cancerous tumor?

Although these full body scanners may cause some embarrassment, it sure beats the average cost of a spinal MRI at $2,500.00. So if your back is killing you and you can't afford the MRI, or your insurance won't pay for it, just thank Uncle Sam and the war on terror for providing free medical imaging for one and all.

To be on the safe side it's always best to travel with a Doctor or radiologist friend in case there's a question of your full body scan diagnosis.

No worries, let your next physical be at your local airport.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Don't forget that there is no real way to validate what level of scanning is being done by the TSA. Example images on placards at the airport only show what the government want normal people and potential terrorists to see. If terrorists knew exactly how much scanning was occurring, they could adapt likewise.

Therefore, it is implausible to expect the TSA to be honest about how high the scanning level is set. In effect, the TSA will feed the general public propaganda to stop the enemy from being more diligent in their stealth.

Nice, eh - considering this was the state of the art 4 years ago:
http://rupture.co.uk/Terminal%204.html