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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.1995.524958