It is expected that the era of not having to take out laptop computers and liquids from the airport security checkpoint is coming soon.
According to the Los Angeles Times on the 20th, the Federal Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) recently announced that it plans to introduce a new CT scanner technology to airport security checkpoints. TSA’s plan is to install 938 CT scanners at major airports across the country at a total cost of $781.2 million.
A CT scanner is a technology used in hospitals to examine internal organs, and when introduced at airport security checkpoints, it can easily identify laptop computers or liquids in bags.
As a result, passengers don’t have to take out their laptops or liquid bottles to get on the plane and have them checked by on-site staff, which saves a lot of time through security. The first CT scanner is expected to be introduced this summer.
With the introduction of the new CT scanner, TSA’s security checkpoint staff will be able to easily see if there are any dangerous items in their carry-on bags. This is because, unlike existing X-ray scanners that have ceased to produce two-dimensional images, images of all items in the bag can be implemented as 3D images. For field workers, it is possible to determine which is a laptop and which is a dangerous item without having to open the bag.
David Pekoske, TSA manager, explained, “The CT scanner provides the best technology for front-line staff to select items to carry on board.