[The Great RJ]

I recently had a cardiac stress test and the nuclear med tech showed me how “hot” I was by having me walk by a radiation detector which crackled as I passed. She also asked if I planned to fly in the next few days so they could give me a card verifying my test. Nice to know security officials are looking for radiation in public areas, but don’t you think that terrorists would be smart enough to use radiation shielding to prevent detection?

[Technocrat]

Dirty bomb material would emit hundreds or even thousands of times more radiation than a person, so even the best shielding (that wouldn’t raise an eyebrow) would let some radiation through. This is actually something I can get behind.

[Salgak]

Or fake “I just had a nuclear test” cards. . .

[CrazyIvan]

“ but don’t you think that terrorists would be smart enough to use radiation shielding to prevent detection?”

I doubt that the card is very hard to counterfeit either.

[spokeshave]

but don’t you think that terrorists would be smart enough to use radiation shielding to prevent detection?

Depends on the radiation.

But they would be smart enough to carry fake hospital radiation check cards.