• Question: What do you hope to do to evolve this machine to detect cancer more often

    Asked by PepsiBP09 to Usman on 15 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Usman Bashir

      Usman Bashir answered on 15 Jun 2015:

      The evolution of this machine is really what the big companies like GE, Siemens, and Toshiba are doing. They are developing technologies which will make the machines faster, their magnetic fields stronger, and the pictures they create crisper to allow doctors to pick ever smaller tumours.

      Here at King’s, we use the machine on living volunteer subject, often cancer patients who like to contribute their time to research. We compare this machine with older, existing technologies and see if this machine is going to improve our ability to detect cancer and perhaps save lives. At this time, our research is in early stages and we are still working on how to get the best quality images out. One thing is clear though. It will save patients time (having a 2-in-1 scan), and hopefully money to the NHS. With time, we expect to be able to pick certain cancers sooner

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