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AS&E Introduces Handheld X-Ray System for Rapid, Real-Time Imaging

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 1st, 2014

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Security detection company American Science and Technology [ASEI] in June introduced a new handheld X-Ray imaging system that it is marketing to a wide range of customers, including the broad public safety arena, to detect explosives, weapons, drugs and contraband in everything from car and plane seats to the bulkheads of drug running boats. The MINI Z is based on the company’s Z backscatter technology that is the foundation for its bestselling Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) and other cargo, vehicle…

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