Response to X-Ray fogging

I've been through London Heathrow at least 100 times (and lots of other airports as well) with film (Tri-X, T-Max 100 and BPF 200) in my carry on, both unexposed and, occasionally, exposed. The most recent trip was in November. Despite often having film x-rayed in this manner up to six times a trip,I have never, ever had a fogged sheet of film. Some of these were carried in film holders, some in boxes. Perhaps you should look elsewhere for your problem. The carry- on scanners in most airports boast a sign which declares them to be "film safe". Also, and especially if you use roll film, such scanning will leave streaks and blotches, not even fogging. I would be interested in hearing if anyone out there has ever had a case of fogging which could be directly attributable to having carry-on film x-rayed (I have stopped packing film in checked luggage due to the introduction of more powerful scanners in some airports). I've posed this question before and had no answers. My two cents.

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