OPERATIONAL SECURITY LTD2009-06-26 08:57:27
OPSEC Announces the CarSCAN Explosive Detection System
Operational Security Ltd (OPSEC) has announced CarSCAN, a new system that rapidly inspects cars and light trucks for explosives, contraband and stowaways at vehicle checkpoints. Passengers remain safely inside the vehicle, allowing a thorough inspection with the highest throughput.
CarSCAN significantly increases detection capabilities at military checkpoints, national infrastructure, and other high-security locations. Concealed items are quickly identified in vehicles travelling at normal checkpoint speeds, reducing wait times at border crossings and other high-volume inspection sites.
CarSCAN uses a proprietary dual-energy transmission X-ray technology called K-Edge Switched Energyâ„¢. This technique requires only a single view penetrating through the entire vehicle to greatly minimize blind spots. Organic objects are highlighted in easily understandable colour-coded images that practically eliminate clutter. Advanced algorithms measure the dimension and weight of concealed organic masses providing additional useful information to the operator. A conventional black and white image is also displayed to locate metal objects such as weapons. CarSCAN makes it easy for the screener to make a rapid and accurate determination of a vehicle's contents.
Ultra-low Dose
CarSCAN operates with a patent-pending technique called K-Edge Switched Energyâ„¢. Conventional X-ray systems use a single-energy beam with no ability to distinguish metal from organic objects. The resulting black and white image shows shapes, but no information on the material's composition. In comparison, K-Edge Switched Energy simultaneously screens the vehicle at two different energies, allowing metal and organic objects to be electronically separated by advanced computer processing. Organic threats such as explosives, stowaways, and drugs are displayed in shades of yellow and red, allowing the operator to quickly understand the vehicle's contents.
CarSCAN's overall operation is similar to an airport baggage scanner. However, the technical challenge of scanning vehicles is far more difficult, needing to penetrate through a thick steel frame while only using a minuscule level of X-rays. Spectrum San Diego developed the K-Edge Switched Energy technology to overcome this problem. Proprietary X-ray filters are rapidly alternated in the scanning beam to provide narrowly focused energy bands. One of these filters has a special characteristic, known in physics as a high K-edge energy. This key property allows CarSCAN to operate within a narrow window of X-ray energy that simultaneously provides good penetration and extremely low X-ray dose.
Operational Security Ltd (OPSEC) has announced CarSCAN, a new system that rapidly inspects cars and light trucks for explosives, contraband and stowaways at vehicle checkpoints. Passengers remain safely inside the vehicle, allowing a thorough inspection with the highest throughput.
CarSCAN significantly increases detection capabilities at military checkpoints, national infrastructure, and other high-security locations. Concealed items are quickly identified in vehicles travelling at normal checkpoint speeds, reducing wait times at border crossings and other high-volume inspection sites.
CarSCAN uses a proprietary dual-energy transmission X-ray technology called K-Edge Switched Energyâ„¢. This technique requires only a single view penetrating through the entire vehicle to greatly minimize blind spots. Organic objects are highlighted in easily understandable colour-coded images that practically eliminate clutter. Advanced algorithms measure the dimension and weight of concealed organic masses providing additional useful information to the operator. A conventional black and white image is also displayed to locate metal objects such as weapons. CarSCAN makes it easy for the screener to make a rapid and accurate determination of a vehicle's contents.
Ultra-low Dose
CarSCAN operates with a patent-pending technique called K-Edge Switched Energyâ„¢. Conventional X-ray systems use a single-energy beam with no ability to distinguish metal from organic objects. The resulting black and white image shows shapes, but no information on the material's composition. In comparison, K-Edge Switched Energy simultaneously screens the vehicle at two different energies, allowing metal and organic objects to be electronically separated by advanced computer processing. Organic threats such as explosives, stowaways, and drugs are displayed in shades of yellow and red, allowing the operator to quickly understand the vehicle's contents.
CarSCAN's overall operation is similar to an airport baggage scanner. However, the technical challenge of scanning vehicles is far more difficult, needing to penetrate through a thick steel frame while only using a minuscule level of X-rays. Spectrum San Diego developed the K-Edge Switched Energy technology to overcome this problem. Proprietary X-ray filters are rapidly alternated in the scanning beam to provide narrowly focused energy bands. One of these filters has a special characteristic, known in physics as a high K-edge energy. This key property allows CarSCAN to operate within a narrow window of X-ray energy that simultaneously provides good penetration and extremely low X-ray dose.
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