Europe banned the controversial airport 'strip-search' scanners last year over fears the X-ray technology could cause cancer.
They emit low radiation doses and the European Union told members in November not to install them until the potential risks are assessed.
The TSA, in contrast, has continually defended their safety, saying they expose passengers to the same radiation as two minutes on a flying plane.
Britain's Manchester Airport, which has 16 of the $125,000 'backscatter' machines, was told it can continue using them for another year.
But no new machines will be allowed there. They were once used at London Heathrow but scrapped amid complaints over privacy invasion.
They have also been tested in Germany, France, Italy, Finland and Holland but will be completely banned in April if experts rule they are dangerous.
The body scanners were introduced in a security crackdown after incidents such as the attempted 'underwear bomb' plot in 2009.
Around 250 X-ray scanners and 264-millimetre-wave scanners are currently used in America’s airports.
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