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  2. Explosive detection - Wikipedia

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    Specially designed X-ray machines using computed axial tomography can detect explosives by looking at the density of the items.. These systems that are furnished with dedicated software, containing an explosives threat library and false-color coding to assist operators with their dedicated threat resolution protocols. [ 9 ]

  3. CTX (explosive-detection device) - Wikipedia

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    The CTX-5000 SP scanning system, an improved version of the CTX-5000 for checked baggage, was delivered to the FAA in 1997 and placed at several of the US's busiest and largest airports. From 1997 to 2000, more than 100 of the systems have been purchased by the FAA to install in US airports, according to InVision.

  4. 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.

  5. Worst toy ever -- Airport security x-ray machine - AOL

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    I suppose in an era when every kid owns a boxcar's worth of toys, finding new ideas for play time toys is a challenge. However, I have to believe that we can do better than Wizard Industries ...

  6. Airport security - Wikipedia

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    CATSA uses x-ray machines to verify the contents of all carry-ons as well as metal detectors, explosive trace detection (ETD) equipment and random physical searches of passengers at the pre-board screening points. X-ray machines, CTX machines, high-resolution x-rays and ETDs are also used to scan checked bags. All checked baggage is always x ...

  7. TSA shocked to find 82 fireworks and 3 knives in a woman's ...

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    The incident unfolded at about 10 p.m. Dec. 15 when Transportation Security Administration officers flagged a woman who had put her carry-on bag through the X-ray machine at Terminal 4, the agency ...

  8. TSA Tests 3D Scanners for Carry-On Bags at 15 Major Airports

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  9. 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 ...