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Implant Sciences Announces First Shipment Of ETD Systems For U.S. Airport Deployment

Implant Sciences Corporation, a manufacturer of explosives trace detection (ETD) solutions for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) applications, reported the company has delivered its first shipment of QS-B220 desktop Explosives Trace Detectors (ETDs) to airports across the United States.

These units are a part of the 1,170 unit order that was placed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in November, 2014.

The QS-B220 uses Ion Mobility Spectrometry to rapidly detect and identify trace amounts of a wide variety of military, commercial, and homemade explosives. Featuring a radioactive material-free design, push-button maintenance and diagnostics, and a patented inCal internal automatic calibration system, the QS-B220 brings new levels of performance and convenience to desktop trace detection users with unsurpassed ease of use.