I wonder if these would have any effect on a newly developing baby.....???
the evidence is mixed: some studies have reported significant genetic damage while others, although similar, have reported none. Now a team led by Los Alamos National Labs thinks it knows why. They say that although the forces that terahertz waves exert on double-stranded DNA are tiny, in certain circumstances resonant effects can unzip the DNA strands, tearing them apart. This creates bubbles in the strands that can significantly interfere with processes such as gene expression and DNA replication.
http://mikephilbin.blogspot.com/2010/01/airport-full-body-scanners-terahertz.html
Or pregnant women for that matter...
Do not fly, do not make reservations for that day, do not rent a car....simply, take a day off.
When the airlines/airport/rental car/vendors scream bloody murder....then TSA’s higher ups will listen.
It's all about da money.
“I wonder if these would have any effect on a newly developing baby.....???”
They might very well harm a developing baby, and more exposure, like freqent fliers would probably increase that risk. And some business women, who travel frequently, could be pregnant and not even know it.