Re:Backpack X-Ray Machine (2016)
by atlasunshrugged on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @06:29AM
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I'm afraid I'm totally new to this and don't even know what I don't know yet, I'm coming into this from the taxation angle and illicit trade is a major concern across Africa but also very hard to identify given some of the issues I mentioned above (plus porous borders, corruption, etc.). I guess my general question is how much does one of these cost to build and maintain? If you could point me to any reading for a total beginner to get up to speed on the capabilities of the technology I'd really appreciate that too.
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Re:Backpack X-Ray Machine (2016)
by adammunich on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @03:20PM
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So it really depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for say, stowaways in a truck, backscatter x-ray is sufficient to help you find them. But if you are looking for smuggled goods you might need some sort of tranmissive x-ray system the truck passes through like a flatbed scanner of sorts.