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December 30, 2004

Travel Tip of the Week
From Bill at Walkabout Travel Gear: Do not pack film in checked baggage. The new federally mandated CTX luggage scanners, which are 300 times more powerful than the machines used to screen checked bags at security checkpoints, cause catastrophic damage to film -- even lead lined bags used by professionals cannot protect film from the CTX rays. Kodak says that it is working with the Transportation Security Administration to post warnings about CTX damage at airport check in counters. Film damage from less powerful x-rays at screening stations is cumulative; they will only affect film passed through scanners five or more times. Tip: consider traveling with a digital camera.

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