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  2. Full body scanner - Wikipedia

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    Full body scanner in millimeter wave scanners technique at Cologne Bonn Airport. Image from an active millimeter wave body scanner. 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.

  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. 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.

  6. New Body Scanners to Debut in Two Airports - AOL

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    The U.S. government's plan to install 150 new full-body scanners this year in airports around the country will start with.

  7. CTX (explosive-detection device) - Wikipedia

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    The CTX-5500DS is the most widely used, FAA-certified Explosives Detection System in the world. [1] It can be used for either standalone applications or in an integrated manner with airport baggage handling systems. It can also be configured to detect other types of contraband material. The CTX-5500DS has an FAA-certified throughput of 384 bags ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Airport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks

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    Airport checkpoint screening has been significantly tightened since 2001, and security personnel are more thoroughly trained to detect weapons or explosives. In addition to standard metal detectors, many U.S. airports now employ full-body scanning machines, in which passengers are screened with millimeter wave technology to check for potential ...