Free Software Magazine: Patents Kill

“For people with cancer, CT scans are a life-saver. They tell
you if your lymph nodes are too big or if they are changing, and
make accurate diagnosis possible. The same applies to the PET
scanning technique, which promises to be the new generation of full
body scanning.

“At the moment, there is only one PET scanner in Western
Australia (a rather rich state). The cost of such a machine is
insane (I have no other word for it); at the hospital, they are
already thinking about upgrading it because only three years after
the purchase, it’s already obsolete…”

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