Speedy Airport Security

Reveal Imaging Technologies, a developer of advanced security inspection systems, says the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has certified its new CT-80DR explosives detection system (EDS), a dual row security device that can scan checked baggage for a wide variety of explosives at a rate of up to 226 bags per hour. “We were able to increase the speed of the system by over 80% without changing its compact size or adding any components that would affect the system’s excellent reliability record and installed performance,” said Michael Ellenbogen, president and CEO of Reveal Imaging Technologies. Since the introduction and certification of the first Reveal CT-80 EDS in 2004, Reveal has steadily enhanced its Computed Tomography (CT) technology and algorithm software to enable airports to scan and process passenger bags at increasingly faster speeds, while keeping false alarm rates low. CT-80DR throughput at 226 bags per hour, with anticipated increases up to 350 bags per hour by the end of the year, opens additional airport applications for the CT-80DR. Existing CT-80s can be upgraded to the latest CT-80DR performance.