Research Article
Commissioning of Virtual Simulation and its Role in the Treatment Planning of Head and Neck Cancers at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH)
Bronwin P Van Wyk1*, Leo P Masamba2, Vinay Sharma2 and Thulani Nyathi1
1Department of Radiation Sciences, Division of Medical Physics, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa
2Division of Radiotherapy, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa
- *Corresponding Author:
- Bronwin P Van Wyk
Department of Radiation Sciences
Division of Medical Physics
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa
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E-mail: [email protected]
Received date: September 12, 2016; Accepted date: November 08, 2016; Published date: November 11, 2016
Citation: Wyk BPV, Masamba LP, Sharma V, Nyathi T (2016) Commissioning of Virtual Simulation and its Role in the Treatment Planning of Head and Neck Cancers at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH). J Health Edu Res Dev 4:198. doi: 10.4172/2380-5439.1000198
Copyright: © 2016 Wyk BPV, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
The objective of this paper was to share the experience of virtual simulation commissioning and its use in radiation therapy of head and neck cancers at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic hospital. The first sixty three (63) head and neck cases planned on the virtual simulation station was analyzed as well as the impression of staff members after using the system. A semi structured survey revealed that staff was overall satisfied with the system. A follow-up study with more cases planned, however, is advised.
