[LargeFormat] A new departure
Jim Brick
largeformat@f32.net
Fri Mar 8 09:52:01 2002
At 08:20 PM 3/7/2002 -0800, Brock Nanson wrote:
>Now I use the lead bags and
>don't bother asking for the hand inspection. Sure, they might pump up the
>power to see into the bag, but hopefully the shielding will be of some use.
The hand check x-ray units are set and calibrated. They cannot "pump up the
power."
Now the checked baggage units... that's another story. They can crank up
the power. Never put film in checked baggage. Especially not in lead bags.
If your luggage goes through a checked baggage x-ray unit (not all baggage
does) and the operator cannot see through the lead bag, he/she'll cook
everything in your luggage in order to see through anything opaque.
Jim