backscatters

Get ready for electronic portals known as backscatters, expected to be tested at a handful of airports this year, that use X-ray imaging technology to allow a screener to scan a body.

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But for now, the agency is committed to the backscatters and millimeter wave machines.

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Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has shown that terahertz photons (high-frequency energy particles that can pass through clothing and body tissue) emitted by backscatters can unzip double-stranded DNA, creating bubbles in the double strand that could significantly interfere with its replication.

The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2010

But for now, the agency is committed to the backscatters and millimeter wave machines.

NYT > Travel 2010

This reflective tape then backscatters the laser energy to a receiver that converts it to a jitter-free signal, suitable for a measurement or recording system.

Gadget Freak Files 2010

But for now, the agency is committed to the backscatters and millimeter wave machines.

NYT > Home Page 2010

Reader reaction to the backscatters has ranged from

NYT > Home Page 2010

To me, the obvious question is: Given that the two types of machines are both deemed effective by the T.S.A., why doesn't the agency just abandon backscatters and use the millimeter wave machines, which don't pose radiation issues?

NYT > Home Page 2010

To me, the obvious question is: Given that the two types of machines are both deemed effective by the T.S.A., why doesn't the agency just abandon backscatters and use the millimeter wave machines, which don't pose radiation issues?

NYT > Home Page 2010

Reader reaction to the backscatters has ranged from

NYT > Home Page 2010