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Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, airport security has undergone significant changes nationwide. For all air travelers this is an intense issue. Post-September 11, airline travel security has invoked the increase use of technology and better training of security personnel to improve travel security. Some of these suggestions, such as better training for airport screeners, checking all bags for bombs, developing stronger and safer cockpit doors, and putting air marshals on flights, do not bring up privacy issues and are typical security measures. Others, however, are invading the personal privacy of air travelers. There is only one technology commercially available today that can disclose all types of contraband†¦show more content†¦Scanning a person is completed in three easy steps. First the x-ray generator moves vertically up and down while producing a narrow beam of x-rays. Second, the x-ray beam is directed towards the individual being scanned. W hen the x-ray reaches organic material it is reflected back towards the detectors. Third, the detector data is then sent to a digital computer which processes and displays the image on a monitor. This process takes no longer than eight to ten seconds, much faster than having to re-enter a metal detector two or three times. Two major sellers manufacture Backscatter machines for security purposes. American Science and Engineering (ASE) offers Z Backscatter products including its Body Search device for scanning humans. Rapiscan Systems, a division of OSI Systems, offers the Rapiscan Secure 1000, the x-ray machine that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is using to search air passengers. Security officials claim it is a far more effective way of countering potential terrorists because it detects the outline of any solid object- such as plastic explosives or ceramic knives- which conventional metal detectors would miss. 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