Feds OK Analogic airport bag detection system

Analogic Corp., a Peabody-based leading designer and manufacturer of medical imaging and aviation security technology, said that the US Transportation Security Laboratory has certified its new eXaminer(R) XLB Explosives Detection System for checked-baggage applications.

"With a throughput of up to 1,200 bags per hour, the eXaminer XLB meets the demands of large-capacity airports," the company said in a press release. "The eXaminer XLB uses Analogic's patented Continuous-Flow computed tomography technology to detect a wide range of explosives in all types of checked baggage." (Globe Staff)