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Getting film through airport security

I've been told by UPS that they do not Xray packages. I'm fairly sure FedEx doesn't either. After all, when you order film from across the country (I buy mine from Freestyle), how do they send it?
 

I would seriously doubt carriers Xray packages, the volumes of materials shipped in a single day is incredible. The number of staff needed just to XRay the packages would be huge, because it takes time to do. It would be cheaper to lose a plane full of goods, every 6 months, then to install and maintain all those Xray machines and to hire and train all those Xray technicians. I can't recall the last time any major carrier lost an aircraft, mid-flight, a few have crashed on takeoff or landing, unlikely to be a failed explosive device.

As for explosives, it's more likely to use dogs as the freight goes by on a belt.