This is so cool … it’s a Star Trek-inspired biobed called the Nanox Arc. You probably don’t know this, but I’m real Star-Trek fan, and this is right my alley.
Taken from Engadget … X-rays are taken for granted in the western world, but the World Health Organization believes that close to two-thirds of the global population do not have reliable access to diagnostic imaging. The cost of the equipment alone is prohibitive in many developing countries, as well as the cost of maintaining and powering the hardware, which can run into several million dollars. Nanox claims that its “digital” X-ray machine, a Star Trek-inspired biobed called the Nanox Arc, is cheaper to use, easier to maintain and doesn’t require installation in a hefty hospital facility.
The company gave its first live demonstration of the technology earlier this week. The presentation came from its Israel HQ, broadcast to the (online-only, thanks to COVID) Radiological Society of North America’s annual conference. During the show, CEO Ran Poliakine had his X-ray taken with a device carrying the firm’s custom hardware. He then demonstrated the beds, which scanned a leg of lamb and some medical dummies for analysis.
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Nanox isn’t planning to target hospitals and big healthcare companies, instead, it’s looking to get its wares to under-served areas. The business model is a little different, too. It won’t charge for the beds, which Poliakine says cost just $14,000 to build and ship, compared to around $300,000 for a basic CT scanner. Instead, it’ll loan them to remote clinics, much in the same way you can loan an office printer from a big corporation, and charge $14 for every scan taken. That fee would also cover cloud storage and the option to use an AI medical analysis service. A number of companies are working on AI that will help doctors find abnormalities in X-ray scans.
Source: Engadget
