Half a year after its first rollout of a passenger imaging security scanner in the Phoenix airport, the Transportation Security Administration is testing another form of this technology there. Its latest security machine is based on millimeter-wave technology, which is similar in function to the X-ray backscatter technology TSA began testing in February. While the technologies are different — the backscatter uses non-penetrating X-rays and the millimeter uses electromagnetic waves — the end result for travelers is the same: Both machines produce a clear image of the body.
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TSA Tests Security Scanner That Makes You Look Naked
Posted by: Erika Morphy October 11, 2007 03:01 PMHalf a year after its first rollout of a passenger imaging security scanner in the Phoenix airport, the Transportation Security Administration is testing another form of this technology there. Its latest security machine is based on millimeter-wave technology, which is similar in function to the X-ray backscatter technology TSA began testing in February. While the technologies are different — the backscatter uses non-penetrating X-rays and the millimeter uses electromagnetic waves — the end result for travelers is the same: Both machines produce a clear image of the body.