Border Patrol Union: Agents Working Checkpoint X-Ray Scanners Develop Cancer
By Michel Marizco
June 14, 2017
The union for the United States Border Patrol said several federal agents using X-ray scanners at checkpoints have now developed thyroid cancer.
According to the union, as of this week, at least nine Border Patrol agents working in the agency?s El Paso Sector confirmed they developed one of two types of thyroid cancer.
The agency?s union said all those agents were primarily tasked with operating a type of X-ray machine at Border Patrol checkpoints, specifically using backscatter technology. In addition, they also operate VACIS systems, for Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System, which use gamma-transmission technology...
By Michel Marizco
June 14, 2017
The union for the United States Border Patrol said several federal agents using X-ray scanners at checkpoints have now developed thyroid cancer.
According to the union, as of this week, at least nine Border Patrol agents working in the agency?s El Paso Sector confirmed they developed one of two types of thyroid cancer.
The agency?s union said all those agents were primarily tasked with operating a type of X-ray machine at Border Patrol checkpoints, specifically using backscatter technology. In addition, they also operate VACIS systems, for Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System, which use gamma-transmission technology...