A bioscan, or bioscanner, was a scanner and diagnostic package designed to identify and analyze the biological composition and medical status of living beings. Stationary units were dedicated sensor arrays built into a sturdy framework that was lowered onto a patient. The array includes a medtox detector, vapor sampler and doppraymagno scanner, all connected to an analysis computer. In addition to medical applications, the bioscan could be used to identify more than a thousand alien species. It could be recalibrated to serve as a surveillance device, detecting and analyzing power sources, but only able to detect communication transmissions, and weapon signatures within an extremely limited range. Another use was on the Swokes Swokes homeworld of Makem Te, where most buildings were equipped with bioscanners, as the devices could tell the relative status of everyone on the premises based on the number of jewels implanted on their body.^[1]

AppearancesEdit

• Lost Tribe of the Sith: Precipice (Mentioned only)
• Shatterpoint
• MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
• The Paradise Snare (Mentioned only)
• Death Troopers
• Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
• Shadows of the Empire
• Specter of the Past
• Invincible

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
• The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
• The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
•  Makem Te: Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds Excerpt 2 on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – The Price of Victory (Card: Bio-Scanner)
• Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual

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