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Cancer scanner inventor gets Habibie Technology Award
Warsito Purwo Taruno, the inventor of a cancer scanner, was presented the BJ Habibie Technology Award on Thursday by the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT)
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arsito Purwo Taruno, the inventor of a cancer scanner, was presented the BJ Habibie Technology Award on Thursday by the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT).
'He won the award for his creative, efficient and effective innovation. His invention isn't only on paper but is applicable,' BPPT head Unggul Priyanto told tempo.co.
Warsito, who graduated from Shizouka University in Japan, invented a scanner using static electric fields that can be used in the medical and industrial sectors.
His innovation is different from conventional scanners like CT and MRI scans as Warsito's machine can scan objects in open space.
Warsito, who is the founder and CEO of Jakarta-based CTECH Labs EdWar Technology, has developed technology that has been recognized and adopted by international scientists in Japan, the US, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. (nov/ika)
