While you are stepping through the metal detector, your carry-on items are going through the X-ray system. A conveyor belt carries each item past an X-ray machine. X-rays are like light in that they are electromagnetic waves, but they are more energetic, so they can penetrate many materials.The machine used in airports usually is based on a dual-energy X-ray system.VP refers to the amount of penetration an X-ray makes. The higher the KVP, the further the X-ray penetrates. In a dual-energy X-ray system, the X-rays pass through a detector, a filter and then another detector. Image courtesy L-3 Communications. After the X-rays pass through the item, they are picked up by a detector.
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