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

放射治疗使用高能辐射为各种癌症提供经济有效的治疗。虽然它可以非常有效地使用，但不幸的是，如果使用不当，它也会导致严重的副作用。虚拟有限公司是一家总部位于赫尔的公司，为放射治疗专业人员提供计算机模拟培训解决方案。其旗舰产品VERT是一个“飞行模拟器”，允许学员在课堂上探索临床场景。虚拟有限公司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。自2008年以来，VERT已在30多个国家的放射治疗放射技师培训学校建立，并在英国的每个合格学生的培训中发挥了重要作用。VERT还包含培训放射物理学家的功能和模块，放射物理学家负责诊所使用的放射治疗机的安全性和临床有效性。脑肿瘤的强化治疗越来越普遍，脊柱、肝脏和腹部肿瘤也越来越普遍。它们需要对非常小的辐射束进行高度精确的剂量测定（辐射测量），以确保安全有效的治疗。目前，放疗部门一般不具备这一亚专业的专业知识，因此，需要对所有放射物理学家进行专门培训并将其纳入早期培训计划。位于特丁顿的国家物理实验室（NPL）拥有世界上受人尊敬的小光束剂量学专家，此外，他们拥有可用的设备，将用于生产创新和引人注目的培训材料和内容，用于VERT计算机模拟平台。该项目促进了与国家物理实验室的合作，将使这家英国公司能够在全球范围内提供培训模块的开发。在国际指导文件的适当框架下，临床工作流程将在VERT计算机模拟平台上实施，以安全准确地校准这些强化治疗。NPL的专家意见将确保该培训工具反映受训人员应考虑的需求和风险/问题。相关数据将使用国家物理实验室现有的设备收集，以确保校准测量的VERT模拟是真实的，并为用户提供相关的虚拟体验。这些数据还将用于编制培训材料和内容，这些材料和内容将随培训系统一起提供，以扩大向国际上所有VERT用户提供培训的机会。

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.