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Anti-scan undies use ‘junk’ science

It’s the latest in airport-security fashion.

A Colorado inventor is marketing underwear that hides a person’s privates from the prying eyes of scanning-machine operators.

Jeff Buske said he was nervous about the radiation levels emitted by the machines.

So he created Rocky Flats Gear, a line of underwear adorned with fig-leaf patches made out of a lead-free radiation-shielding material that protects the family jewels and keeps Victoria’s Secret safe.

The Transportation Security Administration insists the scanners are safe, but Buske says people shouldn’t take any chances.

“I don’t think it was really thought out before they rolled it out,” Buske, an electrical engineer, told The Post. “It’s a gigantic public-health risk.”

Rocky Flats Gear includes briefs for men and panties and bra inserts for women.

Still, the undies won’t save you from the TSA’s backup screening method — the pat-down.