The European Commission has adopted new rules regarding X-ray, or backscatter, body scanners at all European airports. European Union members have been asked to remove X-ray scanners from its airports in order to prevent risks to “citizens’ health and safety.”
The X-ray scanners are still being used by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, in spite of criticism from public-safety advocates. Studies have shown that scanning millions of passengers every year could cause cancer in some travelers.
According to Time Magazine:
“... [C]ritics of the scanners say that any small amount of cancer is too much to tolerate ... [T]he TSA doesn’t show signs of budging on the use of X-ray scanners”.