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  2. Full body scanner - Wikipedia

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    A full-body scanner is a device that detects objects on or inside a person's body for security screening purposes, without physically removing clothes or making physical contact. Unlike metal detectors, full-body scanners can detect non-metal objects, which became an increasing concern after various airliner bombing attempts in the 2000s.

  3. Millimeter wave scanner - Wikipedia

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    A millimeter wave scanner is a whole-body imaging device used for detecting objects concealed underneath a person’s clothing using a form of electromagnetic radiation. Typical uses for this technology include detection of items for commercial loss prevention, smuggling, and screening for weapons at government buildings and airport security ...

  4. Full-body CT scan - Wikipedia

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    Full-body CT scan. A full-body scan is a scan of the patient's entire body as part of the diagnosis or treatment of illnesses. If computed tomography (CAT) scan technology is used, it is known as a full-body CT scan, though many medical imaging technologies can perform full-body scans.

  5. Are Body Scanners the Answer? Readers Respond - AOL

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    Transportation Security Administration Earlier this month we spoke to Jon Allen, a TSA spokesman, to get the low-down on the controversial full body scanners that will be popping up at airports ...

  6. 150 new body scanners are deployed to airports around ... - AOL

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    This week, a fleet of 150 brand new full-body imaging scanners, devices that use "millimeter waves" to see through clothing to detect hidden weapons, were shipped out to airports across the country.

  7. TSA Testing Privacy Upgrades for Full Body Scanners - AOL

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    Photo, L-3 Communications In a lab in New Jersey, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Department of Homeland Security have begun testing software that would change the image ...

  8. Backscatter X-ray - Wikipedia

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    Backscatter X-ray is an advanced X-ray imaging technology. Traditional X-ray machines detect hard and soft materials by the variation in x-ray intensity transmitted through the target. In contrast, backscatter X-ray detects the radiation that reflects from the target. It has potential applications where less-destructive examination is required ...

  9. Travel Maze: How Safe Are Whole-Body Scanners at Airports?

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    Until recently, most travelers may have been oblivious to the existence of whole-body scanners. In the U.S, there are only 40 machines at 19 airports. But a Nigerian man's attempted Christmas Day ...