18th August 2010
ENAC, the Italian
Civil Aviation Authority, has deployed ThruVision Systems’
advanced passenger screening technology at Palermo’s Falcone
e Borsellino Airport. Passengers flying out of Palermo from
mid July 2010 may be screened by ThruVision Systems’ T8000
full body scanner. SetecoCm, ThruVision Systems’ Italian
partner has and will continue to work closely with ENAC
throughout the trial deployment, providing the first line of
in country support.
ThruVision’s passive body scanning systems complement existing security infrastructure by screening passengers for concealed non metallic threat items and other contraband that the existing metal detection archways cannot detect. Unlike images captured using other body scanners, ThruVision’s systems do not reveal intimate anatomical details. In addition ThruVision Systems’ products are passive and operate by imaging a person’s natural energy making them entirely safe for all people. The European Union has commented on passive body scanning technology stating:
‘This technology does not emit any radiation. It measures the natural (thermal) radiation which is emitted by the body and the thermal radiation emitted by the environment and reflected by the body. These types of Security Scanners therefore do not have any radiation dose associated to them. The consulted studies do not raise health concerns’.
“We are pleased to be working with ENAC and SetecoCm to trial the T8000 on passengers flying from Palermo”, commented Stefan Hale, ThruVision Systems’ European Business Development Manager, who added “The T8000 full body scanner has been designed for screening applications at facilities such as airports where security and personal privacy are both important”.
ThruVision’s passive body scanning systems complement existing security infrastructure by screening passengers for concealed non metallic threat items and other contraband that the existing metal detection archways cannot detect. Unlike images captured using other body scanners, ThruVision’s systems do not reveal intimate anatomical details. In addition ThruVision Systems’ products are passive and operate by imaging a person’s natural energy making them entirely safe for all people. The European Union has commented on passive body scanning technology stating:
‘This technology does not emit any radiation. It measures the natural (thermal) radiation which is emitted by the body and the thermal radiation emitted by the environment and reflected by the body. These types of Security Scanners therefore do not have any radiation dose associated to them. The consulted studies do not raise health concerns’.
“We are pleased to be working with ENAC and SetecoCm to trial the T8000 on passengers flying from Palermo”, commented Stefan Hale, ThruVision Systems’ European Business Development Manager, who added “The T8000 full body scanner has been designed for screening applications at facilities such as airports where security and personal privacy are both important”.
ENAC trials
ThruVision Systems’ T8000