ssd and xrays

[jbrenan]

Does anyone know if vnand SSD's such as the samsung EVO's could be damaged by xrays or loose data by the sort of machines used for security at airports etc?

 

[das_stig]

Flash media should be perfectly safe going through X-rays machines.

 

[reedo_43]

I thinks airport security would be in quite the stink if they were wiping people's stuff!

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

SSDs/flash media in general are completely safe from X-ray scanner damage regardless how often they are scanned.

I don't think even traditional hard drives are prone to X-ray damage from airport security equipment.

Now any photographic film, that's a different story, but it would have to be scanned a dozen times or more before it suffered damage. The fact that neither the airport staff or the public have to wear protective clothing shows just how weak the X-ray scanners must be compared to hospital machines.

 

[jbrenan]

phillip (et-al)
please read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory#Vertical_NAND
paragraph relating to x-rays carefully.

Further enlightenment is welcome.

TIA

 

[jbrenan]

So -the REAL answer is yes.

Sending an SSD through an airport or other security machine will damage the data.