It is expected that the era of not having to take out laptop computers and liquids from the airport security checkpoint is coming soon.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
David Pekoske, TSA manager, explained, \u201cThe CT scanner provides the best technology for front-line staff to select items to carry on board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"