Homeland Security News

The whole body imaging systems manufactured by Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. are ready for deployment in airports and other government facilities. These systems are designed to clearly detect non-metallic items hidden under clothing, such as the powdered explosives used by the attempted airline bomber Christmas day.

Brijot’s passive millimeter wave imaging systems do not emit radiation or energy at people during the screening process. Instead, they only receive naturally occurring millimeter waves from the human body, and any items hidden on someone’s body will show up in clear contrast in displayed images. The resolution of the images is deliberately set low to keep from showing anatomical detail to satisfy public’s privacy concerns.

Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. announced the launch of two new solutions in Brijot’s suite of people screening technology — SafeScreen™ and MobileScan™, addressing the key deployment-related issues—throughput, portability and footprint size.

With its small footprint, SafeScreen was specifically designed to address the infrastructure and operational challenges currently faced by many airports and other facilities that have limited space to incorporate large-scale technologies that typically have slower throughput and larger footprint and power requirements. SafeScreen is highly compact and can be coupled with existing passenger screening solutions for an added layer of security to enhance primary screening capabilities and throughput. It detects smaller objects, offers a low total cost of ownership and requires minimal training and maintenance.

MobileScan, the industry’s first fully portable whole body imaging system, is a self-contained unit on wheels. It can be easily moved, plugged in and operational within minutes of arrival at any location without changing the existing infrastructure. MobileScan is ideal for both primary screening and secondary screening, or for use in conjunction with intelligence for random screening.

Both systems, built on Brijot’s patented GEN 2 millimeter wave technology, readily detect metallic and non-metallic items concealed objects under or in a person’s clothes such as liquids, explosives, weapons, drugs or cash without emitting any radiation or energy, making the systems safe, while also protecting personal privacy, since no anatomical details are revealed. SafeScreen is immediately ready for acquisition by government agencies and will be available to resellers and their end-users later this year. MobileScan is in full production and generally available.