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A security screening device using ionising radiation to create an image by measuring radiation transmitted through an object. The radiation source and the detector are located on opposite sides of the object. Transmission systems are used to screen cargo, whereas backscatter detection systems are used to screen people.
(Adapted from ]][[ICRP Publication 125]], 2014)
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