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TeraTop – New Imaging Perspectives in Airline-Passenger Security and Crowded-Place Surveillance

Security inspection of airplane passengers without the use of radiation, hazardous or not, becomes reality

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Security inspection of airplane passengers without the use of radiation, hazardous or not, becomes reality thanks to the potential of terahertz passive imaging to detect weapons concealed under clothing or to analyze the contents of suspicious baggage or other objects. Deployment of TeraTOP Imagers will greatly improve the surveillance and security of airports and other crowded places with no negative health-impact to individuals. A consortium of eight European industrial research groups and...

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