DocumentCode :
3382768
Title :
Bodysearch technology uses X-ray imaging to remove hazards and humiliation from personnel searches
Author :
Smith, Gerald J.
Author_Institution :
American Science & Engineering Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
fYear :
1995
fDate :
18-20 Oct 1995
Firstpage :
502
Lastpage :
504
Abstract :
Smuggling of weapons, drugs, and valuable materials on the body across international borders and through security-sensitive installations presents difficult social problems such as the safety of the officers and the privacy of the subjects. The Bodysearch system, which uses low-exposure X-rays to image a person´s body, solves some of these problems by providing a safe, fast, and effective way to unobtrusively search a person´s body. At the same time the implementation of Bodysearch challenges society to decide if it is ready to go the next step and use more widespread inspections of persons in order to reduce the opportunities for criminal acts against society
Keywords :
X-ray imaging; image processing; inspection; safety; security; Bodysearch; X-ray imaging; criminal acts; hazards; international borders; personnel searches; privacy; safety; security-sensitive installations; smuggling; social problems; Drugs; Hazards; Inspection; Personnel; Pharmaceutical technology; Privacy; Safety; Security; Weapons; X-ray imaging;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology, 1995. Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 29th Annual 1995 International Carnahan Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sanderstead
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2627-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.1995.524958
Filename :
524958
Link To Document :
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