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New CT scanners enhance baggage screening process
New CT scanners enhance baggage screening process
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New 3D imaging scanners at the Frederick Douglass-Greater Rochester International Airport will provide enhanced security but also make the screening process of carry-on baggage less cumbersome and more efficient for travelers.
The Transportation Security Administration has installed six computed tomography checkpoint scanners (CT) that provide 3D imaging to screen for explosives.
The system applies algorithms for the detection of explosives by creating a 3-D image that can be viewed and rotated 360 degrees on three axes for analysis by a TSA officer.
Using technology is similar to medical CT scans, explosives are detected by shooting hundreds of images with an X-ray camera that spins around the conveyor belt. If it is determined that there is a potential threat, a hand search of the bag will take place.
“Our officers’ use of CT technology substantially improves our threat detection capability at the checkpoint,” Bart R. Johnson, TSA’s federal security director for Upstate New York, said in a news release.
The TSA says passengers are no longer required to remove laptops and other electronics from carry-on bags.
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