Impact of Virtual Reality-Based Clinical Training for Radiography Students.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22509
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0403:Biomedical engineering and related fields
• Research Institution: Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
• Principal Investigator: YAMAHATA Asuka 森ノ宮医療大学, 医療技術学部, 助教 (70880326)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: シミュレーション学習 / 学習機会創出 / 学習方法開発 / 学習支援 / 臨床前学習 / 補完的学習

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we developed VR content for chest radiography training and evaluated its learning effects to clarify the learning effects of role-play learning of radiography using virtual reality (VR) in training education for radiology technologists. In developing the content, we obtained data on the techniques of several skilled technicians using objective indicators based on gaze information, and created clinically valid scenarios and evaluation indices for the education of training school students to reflect the data. The developed content was surveyed by teachers and students to determine its usability as a teaching and learning tool. The learning effectiveness of the content was evaluated and found to be effective in teaching the basic techniques required for clinical practice before and after the training.

Free Research Field

医療技術

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

VRを用いた実習は実際のX線機器を用いる実習に比べ、機器操作や実際の人間を対象とした接遇において現実に忠実な感覚を理解することは難しいと考えられる。しかし仮想のオブジェクト操作を行うことにより現実の場面を想起することができ、物理的、経済的制限により設備が十分ではない養成機関の学生に補完的な実習機会を創出し、診療放射線技師養成教育における教育手段の拡張が期待できる。今回は胸部X線撮影を学習対象としたが、本研究成果より、今後養成校学生の学習において他の撮影部位や検査モダリティに対象を拡大することが有用と考えられる。