Body Scanner
Dr. Steven W. Smith, President of Tek84, created the ultra-low-dose X-ray screening market in 1992 when he invented the Secure 1000 Backscatter X-ray body scanner. Since then, Dr. Smith has continued to produce innovative technology for the detection of both VBIED (Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device) and PBIED (Person-Borne IED). Tek84's new body scanner, called Ait84 (Advanced imaging technology), is 5th in a series of successful developments that make Tek84 the most credible force in ultra-low-dose security screening (Secure 1000, SentryScope, CastScope, CarSCAN, Ait84). Ait84 provides revolutionary improvements in detection, efficiency, and convenience for whole body passenger screening.
First, Ait84 uses both backscatter and transmission** X-ray (Dual Mode) techniques to improve detection at the checkpoint within the passenger dose limits permitted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). By using Dual Mode imaging on both the body and the feet/shoes, Ait84 eliminates detection gaps in current technology.
Second, by scanning the feet/shoes with dual mode imaging, Ait84 allows passengers to be screened with their shoes 'on'. This technology will increase the speed of security checks while providing convenience and comfort to passengers.
Third, Ait84 is about half the size of backscatter systems currently on the market. By reducing the size of body scanners to approach the size of walk-though metal detectors (WTMD), Ait84 eliminates a barrier to deployment faced by the vast majority of airports.
Ait84 will be available for sale in 2010.
** Limited penetration transmission images are obtained in thin areas of the body (groin, hands, feet, armpits and sides of the body) using a low dose X-ray source. Transmission images are acquired concurrently with backscatter images without increasing the dose to the passenger beyond what a backscatter-only (single mode) system would require.