New robotic-assisted technology could help diagnose lung cancer earlier

Professor Pallav Shah, consultant respiratory physician at Royal Brompton Hospital, uses the Ion endoluminal system, developed by technology company Intuitive. A trial has found the robotics-assisted system could help diagnose lung cancer earlier.The technology gives medics access to hard-to-reach areas of the lung, allowing them to biopsy smaller, suspicious spots that would usually be left to be monitored.