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in AIRPORTS, what's the difference between a FULL BODY SCAN and a METAL DETECTOR?

what exactly happens during a full body scan? please explain the procedure. also, do some airports already have these, or are they *going* to have them? **OH one more thing! how recent is this change? am i being slow- i mean, was this implemented a LONG time ago?

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1. The Full body scanners in use at most airports now use radio waves to basically take a picture of your body through your clothes. The new scanners that you're hearing about actually use x-rays to view underneath your clothes, basically anything not "fleshy" will show up in the scan. Here's a list of airports that have them now: Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) · Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) · Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) · Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport (DFW) · Denver International Airport (DEN) · Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW) · Indianapolis International Airport (IND) · Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) · Las Vegas-McCarran Airport (LAS) · Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) · Miami International Airport (MIA) · Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) · Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) · Richmond International Airport (RIC) · Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) · San Francisco International Airport (SFO) · Tampa International Airport (TPA) · Tulsa International Airport (TUL) · Washington DC's Reagan National (DCA) · Amsterdam-Schipol Airport (AMS)