Digital Twin Technology

5Role of Digital Twin Technology in Medical Sector—Toward Ensuring Safe Healthcare

S.N. Kumar¹*, A. Lenin Fred², L.R. Jonisha Miriam³, Christina Jane I.³, H. Ajay Kumar³, Parasuraman Padmanabhan⁴ and Balazs Gulyas⁴

¹Department of EEE, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally, Kerala, India

²Department of CSE, Mar Ephraem College of Engineering and Technology, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu, India

³Department of ECE, Mar Ephraem College of Engineering and Technology, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu, India

⁴Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

Abstract

In today’s scenario, digital technology is gaining prominence in different sectors like business, healthcare, education, security, aerospace, construction, automotive, etc. Digital twin technology is a novel technology. It represents virtually physical objects or process. The basic building block of a digital twin is internet of things (IoT) and the goal of digital twin technology is to create, test, and validate in the virtual environment. In the perspective of the healthcare sector, the digital twin virtually represents physical entity or process. The chapter organization is as follows: introduction to digital twin technology, generic applications of the digital twin, the role of digital twin technology in healthcare, and finally, the conclusion.

Keywords: Digital twin, IoT, big data, telemedicine, COVID 19, healthcare

5.1 Introduction to Digital Twin

Digital Twin technology is an ...