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The physics and biology of the TSA's backscatter security scanners

5 pointsby roqetmanover 14 years ago

2 comments

blahblahblahover 14 years ago
A minor, slightly pedantic, point about the physics:<p>Electron density is the quantity that determines x-ray absorbance, not mass density. Of course, a correlation exists between the two, but they are not exactly the same thing.
jdp23over 14 years ago
A very clear technical discussion. Great diagrams!