Using speed measures to predict performance in X-ray luggage screening tasks

Proceedings - International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 212-215

  Wales, Alan ^a   Halbherr, Tobias ^b   Schwaninger, Adrian ^a  

^a Center for Adaptive Security Research and Applications CASRA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Decision time, search time; X ray image interpretation, speed

Indexed keywords

DECISION TIME; DETECTION RATES; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; HIT RATE; IMAGE-BASED; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; SEARCH TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY; TWO-COMPONENT MODEL; VISUAL INSPECTION; X-RAY IMAGE; X-RAY IMAGE INTERPRETATION; X-RAY IMAGE INTERPRETATION, SPEED;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; NETWORK SECURITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY APPARATUS;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 72849111068     PISSN: 10716572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CCST.2009.5335536     Document Type: Conference Paper

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