Development of a smartphone virtual reality game to support the radiation therapy of children and adolescents in proton centers

Development of a smartphone virtual reality game to support the radiation therapy of children and adolescents in proton centers

IntroductionFor most patients, cancer therapy with radiation is a new experience coming with many unknown challenges. This can be stressful, particularly for children and adolescents. With the aim of reducing this stress and anxiety, a virtual-reality (VR) game, which can be used by patients prior t...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Schenck, Christian Bäumer, Björn Ross, Gabriele Schäfer, Nicole Stember, Heike Thomas, Stefan Stieglitz, Beate Timmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
proton therapy
virtual reality
pediatric cancer patients
patient immobilization
serious games
phosphenes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1163022/full

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