• 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