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.

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.