VR technology, which allows you to experience various scenes realistically in virtual space, is also attracting attention in the medical field.For example, in technical education for medical personnel, simulation using VR can reduce the risk of affecting human life in advance.In particular, in the education of radiological technologists who use radiation, X-ray photography that irradiates the human body with radiation is usually not permitted in the training stage of students, but VR that allows a series of training without exposure to radiation Education can be expected to be highly useful.

　Therefore, this time, 30 students from a training school for radiological technologists were randomly divided into a group of 15 students who used the VR education system and a group of 15 students who practiced using conventional equipment, and the impact on skill proficiency was evaluated. .

　As a result, even with VR education, while there are skill items that have the same learning effect as conventional learning methods, there are skill items that require palpation and communication with the patient. It was found that in the items of "talking" and "hospitality", the degree of proficiency decreased significantly with VR education.

　In addition, VR education is expected to enable self-learning because there are no time or place restrictions. It was also found that learners' self-evaluation of proficiency was significantly higher (overestimated).

　From the above, it was suggested that there is a possibility that sufficient learning effects cannot be obtained with VR technology for education that requires touch and communication, and that the introduction of immediate external evaluation is important. Based on the challenges of VR technology, construction of a more effective educational system is expected.

Paper information:[BMC Medical Education] Radiography education with VR using headmounted display: proficiency evaluation by rubricmethod