The development and evaluation of a virtual radiotherapy treatment machine using an immersive visualisation environment

Computers and Education

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 481-494

  Bridge, P ^a   Appleyard, R M ^a   Ward, J W ^b   Philips, R ^b   Beavis, A W ^a,b,c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation of CAL systems; Interactive learning environments; Post secondary education; Simulations; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REAL TIME CONTROL; TEACHING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; IMMERSIVE VISUALISATION ENVIRONMENT (IVE); INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 34248641134     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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