X-Ray Security Machines FAQ-Professional Answers

1.What is X-Ray Security Screening System?
An x-ray security system is an X-ray baggage Inspection system installed within a box designed to provide X-Ray security screening within areas that have limited space. The enclosure part of the system has been designed to protect people from the X-Rays generated and to exclude people from the enclosure's interior. X-Ray security screening systems are most commonly used in corporate mailrooms, security checkpoints, prisons, medical laboratories, in airports and at cargo screening points. They are used for screening mail, parcel, baggage and cargo.
2.What are other common names for x-ray screening system?
Names which you may see the technology listed as include X-Ray Inspection Systems, X-ray Screening Systems, X-ray Security Systems, Baggage X-ray Systems, Freight X-Ray Security Screening, Cargo Screening.
3.Is it safe to be near the xray baggage scanner while it is active?
The answer is definitely yes. All of our X-ray baggage security scanner has been developed in line with radiation safety performance standards which state that the radiation emitted must not exceed 0.5 mill roentgens per hour at any 0.5cm from the external surface. In fact the majority of systems emit much less than this. Additionally our systems also include safety features such as warning lights, warning labels, and interlocks. As an example, the average person receives a dose of around 360 milligram of radiation per year from background radiation. Background radiation is always present in the environment.
4.Is it safe to eat and drink, use medicine, or apply make-up if any of these products have gone through the X-Ray baggage scanner?

There are no known adverse effects from eating food, drinking beverages, using medicine, or applying make-up that has been through the X-Ray security screening system. The radiation dose typically received by objects screened by the systems is 1 milliard or less. The average dose rate from background radiation is 360 milliards per year. The minimum dose used in food irradiation for food preservation or destruction of parasites or pathogens is 30,000 rad. Ok, these are the X-ray security machines FAQ. If you have more questions about X-ray equipment, don't hesitate to contact us.