Save More Lives With The First 3D Total-Body Scanner EXPLORER

Scientists have introduced the first 3D total-body scanner in the world. The new technology will be applied to optimize doctors’ performance of diagnostics as well as help them to find out new treatment therapies more rapidly.

The two scientists from UC Davis, Simon Cherry and Ramsey Badawi, created this 3D scanner EXPLORER. It combines X-ray computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) to image the entire human body in about 20-30 seconds. EXPLORER allegedly operates 40 times faster than normal scanners.

Compared to other scanners, the up-to-date machine shows more efficient operational capacity and captures radiation much better.

Ramsey Badawi was himself surprised by the detail level in each 3D image taken by EXPLORER. It has been 13 years since the idea of a total-body scanner first came to Badawi and Cherry. According to Cherry, EXPLORER will have a powerful impact on health care and clinical research due to its achievements via high-quality PET scans.

It is also the first scanner which allows users to assess what is going on inside all of the tissues and organs of the human body at a time. One of its applications is to track the blood flow or progression of cancer.

Scientists hope that EXPLORER systems will be widely applied in the whole world in the near future. They have also focused on research into the benefits of the latest 3D scanner and made contributions to the field of health care and disease treatment.

As expected, the first 3D total-body scanner EXPLORER will be placed at the EXPLORER Imaging Center in Sacramento and projects using EXPLORER will be implemented since June 2019.