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¹Department of Computer Science, University of Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. r.phillips@hull.ac.uk

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Area of Science:

Medical Physics
Radiotherapy
Medical Education

Background:

A 2007 UK government report highlighted a critical shortage of trained staff and students for cancer radiotherapy.
Traditional training methods may not adequately prepare professionals for the complexities of modern radiotherapy.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and evaluate the Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT) system.
To assess the effectiveness of VERT in addressing the identified radiotherapy training crisis.

Main Methods:

Development of an immersive, life-size virtual environment (VERT) simulating a radiotherapy treatment room.
Implementation of VERT systems for training at University Aarhus Hospital and Birmingham City University.
Collection of early evaluation data from these two institutions.

Main Results:

VERT provides trainees with virtual patients, simulation, and enhanced visualization for radiotherapy.
The system was successfully established for training purposes at two international institutions.
Early evaluations by the institutions are reported in this paper.

Conclusions:

The VERT system offers a novel approach to radiotherapy training.
Addressing the radiotherapy training crisis requires innovative solutions like VERT.
Further evaluation is needed to fully determine the impact and efficacy of VERT.