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First 3D colour X-ray of a human using CERN technology

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    spctrvl
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    This is some incredibly impressive stuff, just look at this example picture from the article. Getting detailed images like that off an X-ray machine would probably help out a lot with early...

    This is some incredibly impressive stuff, just look at this example picture from the article. Getting detailed images like that off an X-ray machine would probably help out a lot with early detection of cancer.

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    1. demifiend
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      And it might change how we go about treating cancer in some cases. If more precise imaging had been available, my wife might not have had to have a mastectomy.

      And it might change how we go about treating cancer in some cases. If more precise imaging had been available, my wife might not have had to have a mastectomy.

  2. aethicglass
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    Holy smokes this seems like a game changer. It's the kind of thing I see in sci fi all the time but never really expect to see it happen in reality.

    Holy smokes this seems like a game changer. It's the kind of thing I see in sci fi all the time but never really expect to see it happen in reality.

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    Archimedes
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    Is this actually using x-rays or is that just an analogy for the headline?

    Is this actually using x-rays or is that just an analogy for the headline?

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    1. demifiend
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      Based on the following paragraph, I think they're actually using X-rays.

      Based on the following paragraph, I think they're actually using X-rays.

      MARS’ solution couples the spectroscopic information generated by the Medipix3 enabled detector with powerful algorithms to generate 3D images. The colours represent different energy levels of the X-ray photons as recorded by the detector hence identifying different components of body parts such as fat, water, calcium, and disease markers.

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