Cell processor helps fight tumors

The Sony PlayStation 3’s proprietary Cell Processor is flexing its muscles again, this time not by pushing graphics to eye-popping extremes, but by helping radiologists and doctors do their job faster and better in the medical field.

 

In tests conducted by the Mayo clinic and IBM, the Cell processor showed tremendous powered in generating 3D medical images compared to conventional computer chips. The multi-core Cell has the ability to facilitate high-speed communications and deliver blazing image production. The final numbers? The Cell creates images 50 times faster than the usual medical devices.

Shahrokh Daijavad of IBM says, “…this is all about taking technology innovation, collaborating with our customers, and applying it to help them directly benefit their patients.” IBM was one of the developers of the Cell when it was tapped by Sony, along with Toshiba, to develop the most powerful chip in gaming to date.

Medical professionals say that the Cell will help make faster and more accurate scans of tumors. By giving radiologists a better idea of how much a lesion has grown or shrunk, necessary and appropriate measures can be applied.

The Sony PlayStation 3’s proprietary Cell Processor is flexing its muscles again, this time not by pushing graphics to eye-popping extremes, but by helping radiologists and doctors do their job faster and better in the medical field.

 

In tests conducted by the Mayo clinic and IBM, the Cell processor showed tremendous powered in generating 3D medical images compared to conventional computer chips. The multi-core Cell has the ability to facilitate high-speed communications and deliver blazing image production. The final numbers? The Cell creates images 50 times faster than the usual medical devices.

Shahrokh Daijavad of IBM says, “…this is all about taking technology innovation, collaborating with our customers, and applying it to help them directly benefit their patients.” IBM was one of the developers of the Cell when it was tapped by Sony, along with Toshiba, to develop the most powerful chip in gaming to date.

Medical professionals say that the Cell will help make faster and more accurate scans of tumors. By giving radiologists a better idea of how much a lesion has grown or shrunk, necessary and appropriate measures can be applied.