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Engineering Aviation Security Environments—Reduction of False Alarms in Computed Tomography-Based Screening of Checked Baggage (2013) / Chapter Skim
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F--Acronyms and Definitions of Selected Terms
Pages 87-90

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... F Acronyms and Definitions of Selected Terms ACRONYMS ATR automated threat recognition BA betaine aldehyde BHS baggage-handling system BIR baggage-inspection room BVS baggage-viewing station CC control computer CT computed tomography DAPI discontinuous atmospheric pressure introduction DART direct analysis in real time DAS data acquisition system DBDI desorption ionization DESI desorption electrospray ionization DHS Department of Homeland Security DHS S&T Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine DICOS Digital Imaging and Communication in Security DOD Department of Defense DOT Department of Transportation EDS explosive detection system ETD explosive trace detection FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAT factory acceptance test FBP filtered back-projection FDA Food and Drug Administration FDRS field data reporting system HU Hounsfield unit HVPS high voltage power supply ID identification IED improvised explosive device IMS ion mobility spectrometry IR&D internal research and development 87
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... algorithm's indicating that a threat is not present in a bag or that the decision of the ATR algorithm is overridden by secondary inspection.
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... threat: A portion of a bag that is a potential threat as determined by the automated threat recognition algorithm. transportation security officer: Operator of the baggage-viewing station and worker in the baggageinspection room.
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  • transportation security
  • recognition algorithm
  • potential threat
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  • atr algorithm
  • explosive detection
  • secondary inspection
  • security officer
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  • alarm based
  • screener resolves
  • tsa process


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