摘要 |
A high throughput security screening system (2) employed at access points (16) of a transportation system includes a control portion (3), an ID portion (29) and a screening portion (53). The screening portion includes a main housing (40), an input port (50) provided in the main housing for receiving exhibits (20A-20D), sampling media (59, 60) positioned in the main housing that obtains a trace sample from the exhibits and a processing system (78) for scanning the trace sample for a threat indicator. The screening system also includes a memory (143) for storing information related to threat indicators for later processing. The memory also stores image data, time data and date data relating to each trace sample. With this arrangement, the screening system is capable of processing a high volume of exhibits while mitigating passenger inconvenience or wait times while still maintaining a high level of security. |