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Go to topicRedFoot Technologies (GB), supported by ESA’s Integrated Applications Promotion programme, have developed Mercury as a simple one-touch service installed on breast screening vans used in cancer prevention and detection.
The service packages and transmits clinical data direct to hospital databases via satellite so radiologists can start their diagnoses earlier.
The satellite dish is fitted to the roof of the van and needs no further adjusting until the vehicle is relocated.