By Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist, Blogging at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide

On Monday, Boston’s Logan Airport will be the first to use a new type of scanning machine.

With only three scanners, airport security staff will select passengers for random testing. For those who don’t want a scan, they can opt for a pat down.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to install 450 of the machines in airports across the nation during the next year.

Valued at $170,000, the scanners are X-rays machines that can see through what passengers are wearing to find illegal objects on or in their person, reports The Consumerist.

No information was included in the article on how much radiation these machines emit.

Until I find out more about emission levels, if I’m selected for a scan, I’ll choose a pat down instead.

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