Controversial see-through x rays. What do the images look like?

Question

On the TV news they show a filtered version of the "body x-ray" image. Kind of like Photoshops "Find Edges", but what does a real image from that machine look like?

Any samples on the internet to view. I haven't seen any on google or anywhere else.

Answer 1

They are not that revealing. They are intended to find things like hidden weapons and drugs which tend to stick out more than human parts. When you look at people's bodies you don't get a porno-level of body detail. Also what the sensational TV coverage never mentions is that these are an alternative to getting a pat-down search by a TSA person when they have a reason to believe that you are carrying something. Now that sounds much more invasive than the x-rays.
There are images on http://www.as-e.com/products_solutions/tsa_z_backscatter_pilot.asp

AN equivalent machine was used in max security prisons to detect contraband when prisoners came back from yards where they might pass items.

Answer 2

They look like a "drawing" of a naked body, remember that scene from the movie Titanic where he drwas the girl naked?

Answer 3

the machine is huge, its just hard to explain but i should know i've needed so many x-rays

Answer 4

Look here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_on_re_us/airport_x_ray_screening

Includes link to a video about the device.