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TSA Begins Pilot Testing Anomaly Detection On Airport Body Scanners

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Thursday, February 10th, 2011

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently said it has begun testing new software on its L-3 Communications' [LLL]-built whole body imaging systems that can automatically detect potential threats hidden beneath a person's clothing. The pilot tests of the new software on L-3's ProVision Advanced Imaging Technology began yesterday at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. In the coming days, TSA will begin testing the anomaly detection software on ProVision machines currently installed at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Ronald Reagan…

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