Welcome to TeleSecurity Sciences
TeleSecuritySciences is composed of industry pioneers in in both the Homeland Security Industry and the Medical Industry. Over the past 25 years, we have formed some of the most successful Imaging Companies in both markets, and have a wide breath of knowledge and experience in these markets. Our objective is to leverage off of this experience in order to push the technology “envelope” in each market. We are taking the best-of-the-best in both markets, and transferring this knowledge to ensure that both markets have the best of both worlds.
An example of this is the Common Workstation for Homeland Security. This is a workstation that has open architecture, and allows screeners to work on just one platform to screen bags, cargo, and vehicles. This is designed to work across all Imaging Security Equipment, and thus Security Personnel do not have to learn a new interface when using different security equipment. Thus it provides vendor independence and a common interface. For 3rd Party software developers, the Common Workstation provides an open platform to develop new applications. Thus they now have a path to commercialization for new innovations. The Common Workstation, when deployed, will be new, innovative, and a potential breakthrough for the Homeland Security industry. What is not widely known in the Homeland Security Industry is that a similar workstation has been available and in use in the Medical Industry for many years, and has turned out to be a very powerful tool that spurs innovation. Thus we are transferring our knowledge and experience in the medical industry to develop new innovations for the security market.
Another example of this transferring of experience is electron-beam guided Radiation Therapy. We have extensive knowledge and experience with Homeland Security Computed Tomography, having been involved in Homeland Security CT from the very first CT system used in the industry. We have taken this knowledge and transferred this to develop a cutting-edge application for the medical industry, e-beam CT Guided Radiation Therapy, where we perform live monitoring and dynamic tumor tracking during radiation therapy, to ensure radiation therapy maximizes damage the tumors while minimizing damage on healthy tissue. This is another example of leveraging our knowledge in one market to provide breakthroughs for the respective industries.
Some of our Products and the Benefits of these Products
The Common Workstation (CW). The Common Workstation is designed to work with all Imaging Security equipment. This Workstation is used by security screeners, supervisors, and other personnel who require access to the images and information that Imaging Security Equipment provides. The CW runs TSS software, as well as 3rd party software. The benefitsof using the Common Workstation include:
- Reduced operational and training costs due to common interface
- Allows users to use “best-in-class” software for imaging, TIP, Automated Detection, etc. because of the open architecture
- Improves security while lowering costs
3D Electronic Unpacking (EU).Conventional Computed Tomography provides a 3D image of the bag under review. With the TSS EU software, the screener can virtually unpack the bag, by removing items from the bag. This allows the screener to view an uncluttered image of questionable areas in the bag with the items unpacked, greatly aiding in the ability to effectively screen the bag. The benefits of using EU include:
- Improved alarm resolution process because items can be removed piece-by-piece
- Lowers EDS alarm rate, reducing bags going to 3rd level of screening
- Lowers overall bag screening costs, while improving performance
Scanner Independent Automated Target Recognition. Automated algorithms to detect threats have changed very little over the past ten years. We have taken advantage of the great strides in computing power and video graphics, and developed high performance Automated Detection Algorithms. We are not limited to one vendors hardware, and thus we have developed generic target detection algorithms that are generic, but individually tailed to work with Cargo, baggage, and AIT. The benefits of using our Target software include:
- Higher accuracy in detection
- Lower false call rates
- Lower overall costs, while improving detection performance
Liquid Detection. Terrorists have attempted multiple attacks using liquids carried in checkpoints. Current airport security does not allow for more that 3 ounces of liquid to be carried through the checkpoint. Our new liquid detection software automatically analyzes liquids that are run through the X-ray system, and provides an accurate categorization of the liquid in the container. Our system has proven to deliver superior performance than competitive systems , based a US gov’t sponsored evaluation of competitive systems. The benefits of using our Liquid Detection include:
- Accurate identification of liquids in containers
- Accurately separate threats from benign liquids
- Works on all major security checkpoint systems
- Provide higher security by allowing airport security personnel to focus more on threats, and less on detecting liquids in bags
TeleInspection. The performance of personnel checking bags varies by such things as the time of day, the activity level at the checkpoint, as well as the person doing the screening. We have developed the Teleinspection capability so that screening personnel can use additional expertise in analyzing threats. This capability allows the operators to send the images for remote analysis, and thus to use professionals with higher levels of training and expertise to evaluate the item being screened. The benefit of this:
- Lower chanced that a threat is missed
- Reduces operator fatigue by sharing the load
- Improves checkpoint security
Electron Beam Guided Radiation Therapy. TSS is developing a next generation technology for real-time electron beam Computed Tomography Radiation Therapy. The vast majority of current oncology radiation therapy systems rely on information taken prior to scan to guide the radiation therapy. More recent systems provide location information every few seconds, allowing the tumor to move during the procedures. We are developing tracking information that provides accurate real-time information during the procedure. The use of this technology minimizes the radiation dose to healthy tissue, and ensures optimal dose is applied to the tumor.
