RF Measurement of Airport Body Scanners 

Project:

Perform “in-situ” radio frequency (RF) power measurements of the L3-COMM ProScanner airport millimeter wave “body scanner” emissions, primarily focusing on the “in-band” emissions in the 24.25-30 GHz band.

Challenge:
 

• The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses airport body scanners throughout the United States for passenger safety screening.  ARA-BerrieHill was contracted to assess the non-ionizing radiation levels to passengers and TSA personnel from the airport body scanner equipment.
   

Expertise Required:
 

• RF testing and measurement
   

Solution:

The National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) contracted ARA-BerrieHill to conduct RF field strength measurements of the scanner.  ARA-BerrieHill’s RF Technologies Group designed and constructed the field test fixtures, constructed the test matrix and test planning documents, executed  airport field tests, and documented the final results.

Result:

RF emission data from the L3-COMM ProScanner airport body scanner was delivered to the NAS for review and acceptance by their board. 

Contact ARA-BerrieHill or call 937-435-1016 to learn more about its advanced research and development capabilities inthe areas of RF measurement and testing.