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来为各种癌症提供经济有效的治疗。虽然熟练地使用它可以非常有效，但不幸的是，如果使用不当，它也会导致严重的副作用。Vertual Ltd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。该公司的旗舰产品VERT是一种“飞行模拟器”，学员可以在课堂上探索临床场景。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多个国家的放射治疗技师培训学校建立，自2008年以来一直在英国每一名合格学生的培训中发挥作用。VERT还包含用于培训放射治疗物理师的功能和模块。放射物理师是负责临床使用的放射治疗机的安全性和临床有效性的工作人员小组。脑肿瘤的密集治疗以及越来越多的脊柱、肝脏和腹部肿瘤正变得越来越常见。它们需要对非常小的辐射束进行高度精确的剂量测量(辐射测量)，以确保安全和有效的治疗。目前放射治疗部门还没有这一子专业的专业知识，人们认识到，需要对所有放射治疗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)拥有世界知名的小束剂量学专家，此外，他们还拥有可用于制作创新和引人注目的培训材料和内容的设备，这些培训材料和内容将在VERT计算机模拟平台中使用。该项目推动了与NPL的合作，使这家英国公司能够开发一个在世界各地提供的培训模块。与国际指导文件的适当框架合作，安全和准确地校准这些强化治疗的临床工作流程将在VERT计算机模拟平台中实施。NPL的专家意见将确保这一培训工具反映受训人员应考虑的需求和风险/问题。将使用NPL提供的设备收集相关数据，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，以扩大国际上所有VERT用户获得培训的机会。

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.