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This equipment is similar to what is used to scan checked baggage for explosive devices, and has been “sized” to fit at checkpoints to create such a clear image of a bag’s contents that the system can automatically detect explosives, including liquids, by shooting hundreds of images with an X-ray camera spinning around the conveyor belt to provide TSA officers with the three-dimensional views of the contents of a carry-on bag.Ĭheckpoint CT technology should result in fewer bag checks. “This state-of-the art technology represents an improved security threat detection capability at the checkpoint and it also reduces the need for pulling aside a bag to be opened which reduces a touchpoint during this pandemic,” Hardacre said. The 3-D imagery allows TSA officers to manipulate the image on screen to get a better view of a bag’s contents and often clear items without having to open a carry-on bag.

If a bag requires further screening, TSA officers will inspect it to ensure that a threat item is not contained inside. The system applies sophisticated algorithms for the detection of explosives by creating a 3-D image that can be viewed and rotated on three axes for thorough visual image analysis by a TSA officer. “This new technology provides critical explosives detection capabilities and improves the ability for our TSA officers to determine whether an item inside a carry-on bag is a possible threat,” said Downstate Illinois’ TSA Deputy Federal Security Director Jeff Hardacre. A state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provide 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Quad City International Airport (MLI).

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