Light beam that helps control your asthma

DOCTORS at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust are trialling a new way to monitor breathing in asthma patients to help them better control their condition.

The technology, known as structured light plethysmography, involves projecting a special light onto patients’ chests to record movements as they breathe. These movements are then processed by a computer and made into a 3D model.

Researchers say the new technique will allow patients to be monitored without exacerbating their symptoms as they continue to breathe normally. To join the study, contact ps4e13@soton.ac.uk