Tsa Launches New 3d Scanner Technology To Replace X Ray Scanners Youtube The ct scanners provide a clear 3 d image of the contents of a traveler’s carry on bag. using a touch screen monitor, tsa officers can rotate the image to get a more complete view of what is inside each bag. in doing so, tsa officers are able to better identify items inside a bag, which results in fewer bags needing to be pulled aside and opened. The goal is to replace aging x ray scanners with new, 3d scanners. they use the same technology as cat scans. the scanners can see through cluttered bags and give screeners the ability to zoom in.
Tsa Widens Deployment Of 3 D Scanners At Airports Travel Weekly A tsa officer can view the 3 d x ray image on a monitor and manipulate the image to get a better view of the bag’s contents, ultimately reducing the number of carry on bags that need to be opened and manually inspected. however, if a bag requires further screening, a tsa officer will inspect it to ensure that a threat item is not contained. The scanners are the same type of equipment being installed in airports across the uk, where officials are beginning to allow full size liquids in carry on bags, thanks to the scanners’ 3d images. Looking like a globular cat scan machine – and in fact, the technology uses ct scanning – the device creates a 3d x ray image of your bag’s contents and can rotate it across three axes to. The new ct scanners are coming to jfk and heathrow airports. the x ray images the tsa currently works with (on the left) compared to the new ct scanner's detailed look inside a carry on.
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