# OnCo record idea-pu-radiotherapy-walkthrough-before-planning (idea). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
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<https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-pu-radiotherapy-walkthrough-before-planning/>
  a schema:CreativeWork ;
  onco:kind "idea" ;
  schema:identifier "idea-pu-radiotherapy-walkthrough-before-planning" ;
  schema:name "Show people the radiotherapy room and the treatment before the planning appointment, using virtual reality or a guided visit"@en ;
  schema:description "A randomised trial of 196 women about to have breast radiotherapy found that explaining the treatment with a virtual-reality walkthrough lowered anxiety and improved understanding compared with the usual explanation. A review of 15 education studies found that leaflets and brief talks made little difference, and more intensive, staff-led preparation did."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-pu-radiotherapy-walkthrough-before-planning/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-10-20"^^xsd:date ;
  schema:citation <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.275>, <https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.25.318> ;
  onco:tag "protocol-upgrade", "upgrade:promising", "evidence:moderate" ;
  onco:related <https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-pu-mask-anxiety-screening/>, <https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-pu-breath-hold-coaching-before-planning/> ;
  onco:cancers <https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-cancer/> ;
  onco:sections <https://onco.cc/fronts/radiation/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/rejuv-mind-distress-screening/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/psycho-oncology/> ;
  onco:terms <https://onco.cc/terms/radiotherapy/> ;
  onco:bottlenecks <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-patient-voice/>, <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-toxicity-qol/> .