Quantum Computing in Medical Technology

1. Quantum Computing in
Medical Technology
By Muhammad Miqdad Khan
Department of Physics, NED University of Engineering and
Technology, Karachi.

4. what can quantum computing do for healthcare?
 Drug design
 Sequencing and analysing DNA full speed
 Making patients truly the point of care
 Arriving at the perfect decision support system
 Creating the safest medical data systems ever

5. drug design
 Fast process for drug discovery and development with low cost.
 Examples are
o use of super computer for molecular structure data base
o AtomNet, Screens more than 100 million compounds per day
o Atomwise has launched virtual search to treat Ebola virus in 2015
o In Silico Medicine develop new drug candidate with smart algorithm
Quantum computer enables medical field to work beyond human limits and it will open
new ways to find cure to the diseases that were unbelievable to be resolved. The endless
possibilities are waiting in future.

7. Sequencing and analyzing DNA full speed
 It took 15 years and billions of dollars in research of decoding DNA and
radical changes
 Using quantum computing, less than 10 years with low cost research has
done
 More than 2000 genetic tests for human condition and online orders of
genetic testing is available now
Quantum computer will make it
possible to get faster analysis of
entire gnome with more reliable
predictions and informations.

8. Classical search
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classically: no better way
than guess and check
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9. Quantum search:

10. Making patients truly the point of care
 In 2013, digital data of patients in care exceed 4.4 zettabytes
 By2020, the information and data will exceed 44 trillion
gigabytes(44 zettabytes)
 Quantum computer will be able to store huge amount of every
bit and piece of health information of all patients easily
 There is an ophthalmology app thata shows the cataract
operated patient about their vision change and how they will
keep the same life style within 5 years.
Quantum computer truly care patients with surveillance through sensory
systems and ensure the smooth running of these systems. Using quantum
computers, huge amount of health parameters, genetic information,
sensory data, and personal health information could be gathered to predict
about person’s future health.

12. Arriving at the perfect decision support system
 Quantum computer could offer perfect decision support for doctors
 It would be great help to doctors as quantum computer takes no time to get details of
information which is impossible for human to remember
 Quantum computer could diagnose and treat patient better than human doctor
 Example is PubMed, where information would reside the systemin qubits of data which takes
less time and make perfect decisions
Quantum computer will help doctors in future, in diagnosing
and taking decisions to make treatments and suggesting the
future of the patient.

13. Creating the safest medical data systems ever
 The use of quantum uncertainity for encryption makes hackers
unable to copy the key perfectly and will keep the data safe
 Security level for sensitive medical information would be more
secure with quantum computers
 In January 2018, joint China – Austria team proved safe
communication between continents with quantum encryption
 The same group, brought combination of quantum communication
from the Micius satellite with the fiber – optic network in Beijing.
There are many medical information and analysis which should be kept in secret
until final result achieve, quantum computer will make is possible to bring
secure system of encryption to protect data and information

14. Thank You