Measurement and analysis of radiotherapy small field dosimetry data to support the development of a simulation training product for clinical Radiotherapy Physicists.

放射治疗小场剂量测定数据的测量和分析，以支持临床放射治疗物理学家模拟培训产品的开发。

• 批准号: 10089179
• 金额: $ 4.48万
• 依托单位: VERTUAL LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10089179
• 关键词: Measurement; analysis; radiotherapy; small; field

Radiotherapy uses high energy radiation to provide cost effective treatment for various cancers. Whilst it can be very efficacious when used expertly, unfortunately it can also cause severe side effects when used poorly. Vertual Ltd is a Hull based company that provides computer simulation training solutions for radiotherapy professionals. Its flagship product VERT is a 'flight simulator' allowing trainees to explore clinical scenarios in the classroom. The mission of Vertual Ltd is to enhance patient safety by providing innovative and more effective education tools.VERT has been established in Radiotherapy Radiographer training schools in over 30 countries and has featured in the training of every student qualifying in England since 2008\. VERT also contains features and modules to train Radiotherapy Physicists, the staff group responsible for the safety and clinical effectiveness of the radiation treatment machines used in the clinics.Intensive treatments for brain tumours and increasingly, spinal, liver and abdominal tumours are becoming more common place. They require highly accurate dosimetry (radiation measurements) of very small radiation beams in order to ensure safe and effective treatment. The expertise for this sub-speciality is not generally currently available in radiotherapy departments and it is recognised that both specific training and inclusion in the early training schemes for all Radiotherapy Physicists is needed.The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington has world respected experts in small beam dosimetry, furthermore they have equipment available that will be used to produce innovative and compelling training materials and content to be used within the VERT computer simulation platform. The collaboration with NPL facilitated by this project will enable the development of a training module to be offered across the world by this UK based company.Working with the appropriate framework of the international guidance document, the clinical workflow to safely and accurately calibrate these intensive treatments will be implemented in the VERT computer simulation platform. The expert input of the NPL will ensure this training tool mirrors the needs and the risks/ issues that the trainee should consider. Associated data will be collected using the equipment available at NPL in order to ensure the VERT simulation of the calibration measurements are realistic and give the user a relevant virtual experience. The data will also be used to create training materials and content that will be provided with the training system to broaden accessibility of the training to all VERT users internationally.

放射疗法使用高能量辐射为各种癌症提供具有成本效益的治疗方法。虽然当专业使用时，它可能非常有效，但不幸的是，使用较差时也会引起严重的副作用。 Vertual Ltd是一家基于船体的公司，可为放射治疗专业人员提供计算机模拟培训解决方案。它的旗舰产品Vert是一种“飞行模拟器”，允许学员探索教室中的临床场景。 Vertual Ltd的使命是通过提供创新和更有效的教育工具来提高患者的安全。Vert已在30多个国家 /地区的放射疗法射线照相培训学校中建立，并在2008年以来就培训了英格兰的每位学生资格培训。 Vert还包含用于训练放射治疗物理学家的特征和模块，该人员组负责临床中使用的放射治疗机的安全性和临床有效性。对脑肿瘤的密集型治疗以及越来越多的脊柱，肝脏和腹部肿瘤正在变得越来越普遍。他们需要非常精确的剂量测量（辐射测量）非常小的辐射梁，以确保安全有效的治疗。这种亚专业的专业知识目前在放射治疗部门通常不可用，并且人们认识到，需要对所有放射治疗物理学家的早期培训方案进行具体培训和包容。Teddington的国家物理实验室（NPL）在世界上受尊敬的专家在小光束束缚中受到了小型束缚的专家，此外，他们还可以使用培训的设备来构成材料和材料的启动，并构成材料的材料。该项目促进的与NPL的合作将使这家英国公司在世界范围内提供培训模块的开发。使用国际指导文档的适当框架，可以在Vert计算机仿真平台中实施这些密集型处理的临床工作流程，以安全，准确地校准这些密集型处理。 NPL的专家意见将确保该培训工具反映了受训者应考虑的需求和风险/问题。将使用NPL上可用的设备收集相关数据，以确保校准测量的VERT模拟是现实的，并为用户提供相关的虚拟体验。数据还将用于创建培训材料和内容，这些材料和内容将与培训系统一起提供，以扩大向所有VERT用户在国际上的培训。