The scanners use millimeter wave technology that can detect water and sweat, leading to false alarms. Travelers experiencing a false alarm may undergo a manual pat-down search.

The L3 portals have been tested for the past few months in 10 airports across the country, where they were used as an alternative to a personal pat-down search, as a secondary screening procedure ...

Carol Price now faces misdemeanor battery charges. June 19, 2012— -- A former TSA agent in Ft. Myers, Fla., who received a pat down she found intrusive is heading to court in early July to ...