International audit of simulation use in pre-registration medical radiation science training

Bridge, Pete; Shiner, Naomi; Bolderston, Amanda; Gunn, Therese; Hazell, Lynne; Johnson, R. G.; Jones, Gaynor Lawson; Mifsud, Louise; Stewart, S.; McNulty, Jonathan P.

doi:10.1016/j.radi.2021.06.011

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“…The presence of virtual simulation is soundly significant in many areas of the medical science, such as radiation therapy [5], radiography [13], and surgery [24]. The 3D visualisation of a patient's body and internal organs is helpful for medical practitioners to make a treatment plan and discuss it with their peers.…”

Section: Virtual Simulation For Medical Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…These factors require the trainees to spend much time mastering these skills. However, the ORTLINAC equipment is often in high demand, giving the trainees sparse access for practising [1,5,13].…”

Section: Oncology Radiotherapy Training Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Patient care issues. The need to ensure patient safety and well-being during the ORT sessions is a big concern, as it may cause psychological pressure for the trainees [5,16]. Using phantoms might help minimize this issue [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the ORTLINAC therapy schedule is often full due to its high demand [1]. The medical trainees have scarce time to access the facility for practising [5]. Moreover, it is not affordable to allocate ORTLINAC rooms for training purposes owing to their high costs [1,4].…”

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Learning to operate medical equipment is one of the essential skills for providing efficient treatment to patients. One of the current problems faced by many medical institutions is the lack or shortage of specialized infrastructure for medical practitioners to conduct hands-on training. Medical equipment is mostly used for patients, limiting training time drastically. Virtual simulation can help alleviate this problem by providing the virtual embodiment of the medical facility in an affordable manner. This paper reports the current results of an ongoing project aimed at providing virtual reality-based technical training on various medical equipment to radiophysicist trainees. In particular, we introduce a virtual reality (VR) prototype of a linear accelerator simulator for oncological radiotherapy training. The paper discusses the main challenges and features of the VR prototype, including the system design and implementation. A key factor for trainees' access and usability is the user interface, particularly tailored in our prototype to provide a powerful and versatile yet friendly user interaction.

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“…The impact of COVID-19 meant several UK radiography programmes used SBE to support students continued learning when clinical placements were withdrawn. 29 Furthermore, simulation has been successfully used to replace clinical placement hours within radiotherapy programmes. 30 Despite this evidence it is challenging to ascertain the optimum number of hours to use SBE as a replacement, with recommendations in the literature varying from around 20 h up to two years.…”

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Innovative strategies implemented by universities to support medical radiation science students during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all facets of life. In medical radiation science (MRS) education, the effects on continuity of learning were felt by educators, students and clinical supervisors both nationally and internationally. The focus of this commentary is on the common elements that impacted MRS students, specifically related to cancelled clinical placements and the interruption to their academic progress at university. An outline is provided of some innovative strategies implemented by universities and clinical departments to support students' academic progress, continuity of clinical experiences, their transition from students to practitioners and overall strategies to support student wellbeing. The recent published literature illustrates novel responses to shared challenges faced, and an opportunity to learn from collective experiences.

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International audit of simulation use in pre-registration medical radiation science training

Cited by 23 publications

References 20 publications

Virtual Reality Prototype of a Linear Accelerator Simulator for Oncological Radiotherapy Training

Virtual Reality Prototype of a Linear Accelerator Simulator for Oncological Radiotherapy Training

First year student radiographers’ perceptions of a one-week simulation-based education package designed to increase clinical placement capacity

Innovative strategies implemented by universities to support medical radiation science students during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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