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Dr. (Lt. Col.) Doug Erickson holds a tray of epoxy polymer bars a stereo lithography machine uses to create human bone structures such as those on the table before him. The Air Force's Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, is DoD's only medical facility with the capability. Erickson foresees a time when medics in the field will digitally scan wounded soldiers and transmit the images back to Wilford Hall. There, a model will be built for surgeons to study until their patient arrives. "The impact on medical readiness will be significant," Erickson said. Douglas J. Gillert

Dr. (Lt. Col.) Doug Erickson holds a tray of epoxy polymer bars a stereo lithography machine uses to create human bone structures such as those on the table before him. The Air Force's Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, is DoD's only medical facility with the capability. Erickson foresees a time when medics in the field will digitally scan wounded soldiers and transmit the images back to Wilford Hall. There, a model will be built for surgeons to study until their patient arrives. "The impact on medical readiness will be significant," Erickson said. Douglas J. Gillert

Dr. (Lt. Col.) Doug Erickson holds a tray of epoxy polymer bars a stereo lithography machine uses to create human bone structures such as those on the table before him. The Air Force's Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, is DoD's only medical facility with the capability. Erickson foresees a time when medics in the field will digitally scan wounded soldiers and transmit the images back to Wilford Hall. There, a model will be built for surgeons to study until their patient arrives. "The impact on medical readiness will be significant," Erickson said. Douglas J. Gillert

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