Virtual reality and augmented reality in radiation oncology education - A review and expert commentary.

ABSTRACT: The field of radiation oncology is rapidly advancing through technological and biomedical innovation backed by robust research evidence. However, cancer professionals are notoriously time-poor, meaning there is a need for high quality, accessible and tailored oncologic education programs. While traditional teaching methods including lectures and other in-person delivery formats remain important, digital learning (DL) has provided additional teaching options that can be delivered flexibly and on-demand from anywhere in the world. While evidence of this digital migration has been evident for some time now, it has not always been met with the same enthusiasm by the teaching community, in part due to questions about its pedagogical effectiveness. Many of these reservations have been driven by

SUBMITTER: Kok DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9508152 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature