TeraHertz scanner eliminates privacy invasion
UK company, TeraView, is offering a scanner which uses TeraHertz signals to eliminate privacy invasion
According to the company, TeraHertz scanning offers some real advantages over traditional X-Rays and millimetre wave technology because it is particularly sensitive to
certain substances. It enhances the contrast of the images it generates to quickly and simply highlight explosives (including PETN) on the body amongst clothing and other obstacles.
This feature eliminates the invasion of passenger privacy, already cited as a major issue by civil liberties groups and government bodies around the world, because the 'low interest' aspects of images are not exposed in fine detail.
Furthermore the scanning process can be fully automated, removing the need for operator assistance/training/cost and errors. Automation obviously cuts the cost of deployment and operation while accelerating passenger throughput.
TeraView has a document available summarising the benefits of its TeraHertz approach www.teraview.com/files/uploaded/File/TeraViewexplosivesdetectiontechnology.pdf
