How many X-ray scannings have you gone through without problems?

Last week, came back from a trip to Chicago, had my ~10 year old 400 fuji film scanned once through carryon X-ray, no problems. Also had a new roll of Fuji Velvia 50 scanned once throguh carryon X-ray also with no problems at all.
 
Just saw this thread... Seven times, including getting picked to be scanned by some kind of agricultural scanner at Dulles. Film was 100 and 400.
 
Well over 10 times on "film safe" scanners on a cruise, once in London Heathrow where they claimed that it was film safe but there was no sign, once at the beginning of the cruise with an xray in the check-in place that they again claimed was film safe.

Got back to HK, all worried…

…developed the film…

…no problems.
 
I've just posted on a thread here - "Is this due to light leak? ( 1 2)" - in Rangefinder Discussion Forum if anyone is interested to see what a seriously zapped film looks like.
 
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Wellington, Auckland, Bangkok (twice), Kathmandu, Lukla, Kathmandu, Bangkok (twice), Phuket, Bangkok, Auckland.
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Wellington, Sydney (twice), Bangkok (at least 4 times at various places), Yangon, Bagan, Heho, Yangon (twice), Singapore, Sydney.
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Sometimes I think there is a bit of a grain increase compared to rolls I've shot at home, but it seems very scene dependent and it's also pretty minimal.
 
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I know it's only anecdotal, but i've been all over the place with film checked in and part of hand luggage, and i've never had any problems. this includes iso 800-1600 film. it's just not something i worry about.
 
dfoo said:
I accidentally stuck 10 rolls of ERA 100 in my baggage from Shanghai to St. John's Newfoundland (2 baggage xray). Came out fine.
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Luck, I suspect. As I understand it, the machines that scan checked luggage use an entirely different kind of scan than the carry-on scanners, as well as being much stronger.

Many major airports post guidance about film and scanners on their web sites. All that I've seen state that their checked luggage scanners are capable of damaging all film.
 
Sure, I don't doubt that and I wouldn't put it on my recommended list. However, it certainly isn't guaranteed to destroy your film :)
 
carry on from brisbane-sydney-korea-jfk-toronto-jfk-korea-sydney-brisbane.

With portra 400 and 800 + tmax 400.

no problem.
 
zerobuttons said:
There are quite a few threads here about how careful or not one should be about bringing films through x-ray scanners. Because some people seem to get emotionally involved when this question comes up, I want to start a thread that tries to get hold of facts through experiences.

The question goes like this:
How many x-ray scans are the maximum you have experienced to take films through without seeing any kind of fogging or such?
Please let us know the following:
1) Places you went through
2) Which film(s)
3) Year

Let me know if anyone here can think of any other useful bits of information that should be there.
Oh - and please hold back all the answers regarding how many scannings you went through and then your films DID fog. They will not help, since it is impossible to tell at which point the problem ocurred.
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3 years ago, Fuji film bought in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Flew back from Narita airport (Tokyo) to LHR London Heathrow - stop over Hong Kong. Fogging effects on film. I have to say this is the only problem I've had, since I now usually mange to hand over film for manual inspection. I have nver had a problem before, unfortunately I can't remember, but I MIGHT have shipped the film in checked in luggage, which apparently is ubjected to a higher 'dose' xray, 'they' say... Oh, a little off topic, but interesting, I was asked to open my case, because the glass in my 75 Summilux came out opaque on the xray, which aroused suspicion... lead content...?
 
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