By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The TSA is researching ways to speed up airport lines and improve security.
CBS News reports the TSA is testing computer-tomography – or CT – scanners at a checkpoint in the Phoenix airpot.
The technology would be used to inspect carry-on bags. TSA uses CT scanners for checked baggage.
The scanners generate 3-D images, which are analyzed by computers.
With the technology, screeners would not need to examine X-ray images of every bag.
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