Patent ID: 8097855

Claim:
A portable system for detecting a presence of concealed objects, the system comprising: a first frame; a temperature modifying component for modifying a temperature distribution of an emitting body; said temperature modifying component altering a thermal balance for said emitting body; said temperature modifying component being operatively connected to said first frame; said temperature modifying component comprising: a device capable of directing a stream of gas, heated to substantially a predetermined temperature, at the emitting body; an image acquisition device receiving electromagnetic radiation from the emitting body and acquiring an image of the emitting body from the received electromagnetic radiation; said image acquisition device being also operatively connected to said first frame; and at least one handle attached to said first frame; a weight and dimensions of said first frame, said temperature modifying component and said image acquisition device being selected to enable portability; the received electromagnetic radiation from the emitting body, the emitting body having a modified temperature distribution, enabling detection of the presence of concealed objects.