Application of Quantum Computing on Healthcare Procedures

Quantum Computing
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Abstract
Computer processing has facilitated advancements in biomedical research and medicine. This paper contains a vivid description of how dealing with colossal amounts of information has become an urgent need in healthcare delivery. Notably, quantum computers play a significant role in taking Big Data and processing it in a clinical format. The paper reveals the use of computer technology in drug research, radiotherapy, drug interactions, and other diagnostic procedures. Besides, the use of quantum computers continues to expedite the screening of numerous illnesses and the protection of healthcare information. The research findings reveal that quantum computers play a significant role in minimizing damage to the surrounding healthy tissues and other parts of the body. However, the procedure is a complicated optimization that contains numerous variables. Therefore, healthcare practitioners require different forms of simulations in determining an optimal solution. Furthermore, the paper lists various ways that healthcare organizations can apply the use of quantum computers in disease screening.
Keywords: Quantum Computing, computers, data, Big Data, and healthcare.
Quantum Computing
Quantum computing is the study that focuses on the development of computer technologies based on quantum theory. Algorithms, gates, logic, and bits are the key features in a quantum computer. A quantum computer contains qubits/quantum bits instead of the ordinary bits. The development of science and technology influenced the advancement of civilization and the more effective exploitation of the available resources. Notably, the advancement of technology in healthcare industry continues to influence improvements in biomedical research and medicine. In the future, healthcare organizations will likely realize the need for taking a significant amount of information and processing it in an ideal format for clinical use. Quantum computing is an advancement in medicine and healthcare delivery that facilitates effective personalized healthcare in the current age of individualized physiology and pharmacokinetics.
In the healthcare industry, computers process information in a series of sequential “bits” or 1’s and O’s. For that reason, a quantum computer takes advantage of unusual observations in the field of quantum physics. A single bit in quantum computing can be both “1” and “0” at the same time in the form of quantum bit or “qubit.” A clear assessment of qubit helps in resolving either “1” or “O,” meaning that an individual can only identify a single state. Healthcare researchers can trick the universe towards the creation of super-powerful computers that are capable of processing large amounts of information at the same time. Therefore, it becomes more convenient to process information and finds appropriate ways of applying them in real-time.
Quantum computing is one of the most applicable technologies in different forms of healthcare procedures. Joshi, Kurian, Bhasin, Mukherjee, Awasthi, Sharma, and Mittal (2016) posit that radiotherapy is one of the most widely used methods of treating...