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Imagine if scanners were everywhere, but rather than scanning for weapons they were scanning for tumors and other health problems (and since this is fiction, also imagine that the ionizing radiation dose is negligible).


Given that this is fiction, can we imagine that the scanners also find malfeasance by businessmen, government officials, and all other echelons of the powerful?


Why would you need these scanners "everywhere"? Why not just walk into a health place and walk out again? Why not have one at home?


Ironic given that many indications imply that the backscatter scanners may deliver unhealthy or unsafe doses of radiation.




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