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Medical Marvels of Virtual Reality

Dr Ahmed Shafi, The Royal London Hospital

06-Jun-16 12:00

Medical Marvels of Virtual Reality

5 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe surgery. This is according to Dr Ahmed Shafi, Consultant surgeon at The Royal London Hospital who was then inspired to perform the first ever live VR surgery for the world to see. On the show today, we will be talking about the benefits of technology like Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in the medical industry.


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