in their second position 28 thereby preventing the people in the queue from passing through the entrance 24 before the person on the walkway 34 exits the apparatus 20 through the end egress 32 or through a side egress 0066 fig1 shows the first pair of panels 22 and the second pair of panels 30 in their respective first positions when no one is on the walkway 34 and a person approaches the entrance 24 also although not shown the first side egress 42 would be open or unrestricted at this time fig1 shows both the first pair of panels 22 and the second pair of panels 30 in their respective second positions thus forcing a person through the first side egress 42 to the second unsecured area 43 0067 fig1 demonstrates the use of one embodiment of the present invention as a system for processing people 72 and their belongings from a first unsecured area 25 to a secured area 33 in the preferred embodiment of the present invention people 72 and their luggage are processed at the same rate thus a person passing through the apparatus 20 would exit the end egress 32 just as his or her baggage or personal items were exiting the means for scanning 74 the above described embodiments of the invention are intended to be illustrative only those skilled in the art may devise numerous alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the following claims for example other types of panels doors and door like structures may be used a conveyor belt or moving walkway may be substituted for a stationary walkway and the concepts of the present invention may be incorporated into other.