New Machine Speeds Airport Screening for Amputees
Nashville International, Ronald Reagan Washington National, Tampa International, and San Jose International are set to launch piloting of the CastScope
Nashville International, Ronald Reagan Washington National, Tampa International, and San Jose International are set to launch piloting of the CastScope portable X-ray machine, designed to more efficiently screen passengers with casts, braces, and prosthetic limbs for weapons or explosives.
The technology will allow screening to be conducted in a matter of seconds, rather than the 10 to 15 minutes it can take when these travelers are patted down and scanned with a metal detector wand if they set off a metal detector.
Screening using the technology will be optional for passengers at the selected airports.
Abstracted by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) from USA Today (06/12/07); Howard, Kate.
