If you thought full-body airport scanners were intrusive, how do you like the idea of X-ray scans happening while you drive or walk along the sidewalk? Like it or not, you know you have to deal with ...

New York, United States, March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Small, single-sided x-ray imagers like the Mini-Z handheld backscatter X-ray device can be used to scan objects in difficult-to-reach ...

Before they were removed following an outcry over privacy, backscatter X-ray security scanners at airports also raised worries among some travelers and scientists about exposure to potentially harmful ...

WASHINGTON -- Mr. Anthony R. Fabiano, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Science and Engineering, Inc., a leader in X-ray detection technology, will testify today before the House ...

This study was supported by Contract/Grant No. HSHQDC-11-D-00009 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of Homeland Security. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or ...

Ever since the tragedy of 9/11, the Transportation Security Administration has been implementing more and more ways to enhance airport safety, including explosives detection systems, canine teams, and ...

Questions are being raised about the safety of X-ray body scanners at some airports across the country, after an article reporting that they might cause cancer. Questions are being raised about the ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The radiation risk from full-body scanners used to improve airport security is low and unlikely to raise an individual's risk of cancer, U.S. experts said on Wednesday. Airports in ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Before they were removed following an ...

Cover Image: A common scene at a fictional airport employing passenger screening using a backscatter X-ray machine. Artist: Erik Svedberg. Image created by ray tracing, where computational rays of ...