Airport full-body scanners to be in Chicago and Boston airports

The first of 150 new full-body scanners will be installed in airports in Boston and Chicago over the next two weeks, says a MSNBC report.

A Homeland Security Department official said all of the 150 new machines will be installed by the end of June.

The use of the machines in airports is a key part of the Obama administration's plans to improve airport security.

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