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Dancers X-rayed at clubs By Patrick O'Neil 14apr04 NIGHTCLUBBERS could be subjected to mobile X-ray scanners that see through their clothes in police raids on drug-dealer havens. The X-ray machine shows the body with blurry detail of the anatomy and anything concealed beneath clothing. Police in Britain said the images were "very graphic" but hailed their use as a fantastic success. Victoria Police are monitoring the device, which has been used to arrest dealers and armed thugs at London clubs. Low radiation X-rays penetrate a quarter of a centimetre into the suspect's skin. It can reveal drugs, knives, guns and...