The ion endoluminal system offers patients a more precise biopsy as well as easier ways for health professionals to obtain samples from deep within the lung, a previously challenging aspect of lung biopsy. Before receiving the new medical equipment, doctors had to use magnetic tracking to explore a person's lungs but were limited in how they could explore the lung to detect nodules and signs of cancer. But with the new ion system, they will be able to thoroughly inspect a patient's lung.