Dassault Systèmes, the H. HARTMANN Institute, the first private radiotherapy center in France and an ELSAN facility, and the Rafaël Institute, announce the launch of the VORTHEx project, the very first radiotherapy room entirely simulated in 3D. The technologies implemented in the VORTHEx project are designed to support patients in their illness and improve their well-being during their treatment.
The virtual room of the VORTHEx project is a virtual twin of the new room of the Institute of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery H. HARTMANN Institute of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, equipped with the latest Cyberknife robot from Accuray, and allows patients to experience the treatment beforehand. In concrete terms, the 3D simulation will faithfully reconstruct all the technical and protocol components of the treatment: the room, the robot arm, the patient's position, the modalities and the stages of the sessions. This virtual experience is supervised by a member of the H. HARTMANN Institute's care team, who will accompany the patient throughout the process and answer all questions related to the situation.
The simulation room is located near the consultation offices and treatment rooms of the Franco-British Hospital in Levallois-Perret where the H. HARTMANN Institute is located. Thus, the VORTHEx project can easily be integrated into the patient's care pathway.
A BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION
In France, the number of new cancers per year is now around 400,000 and during the course of treatment, 60% of patients will have recourse to radiotherapy. Like other treatment techniques, radiotherapy has made considerable progress in recent years, particularly in terms of efficiency and precision.
A radiotherapy treatment room where one enters to "receive radiation" is an impressive and often anxiety-provoking place for a patient weakened by the disease. Between the protocols, the explanations given by the professionals and the reality felt by the patient lying on a treatment table, it is often difficult for him to prepare himself. By familiarizing patients with the place and tools of their treatment, the VORTHEx project aims to improve their comfort, reduce their apprehension and deepen their understanding of treatment.
Patient 1: "This experience contributes to our health journey. It's a very realistic and interesting addition! Although the doctor explains the radiotherapy session to us, we lose a lot of it, whereas with the visualization thanks to this virtual experience, we understand everything well. This virtual experience allows us to understand better. Visualization is better than 1000 words. And knowing what is going to happen is always better than staying in expectation." Christian E
Patient 2:"The experience is really extraordinary, it puts us in the bath. It's perfect, it's very pleasant, it's clear, it's precise, it's well done, we feel confident and that seems important to me in the start-up phase of care. This experience makes us understand what we are going to experience." Marc N
Patient 3:"I was apprehensive, but this experience allowed me to take a step back, to really prepare myself for the radiotherapy session, to give me confidence. It complements the appointment, this experience allows us to have many more details, to answer certain questions that we didn't necessarily dare to ask."
Alain A
THE ADDED VALUE PROVIDED BY THE 3DEXPERIENCE LAB
The HARTMANN Radiotherapy Institute sought Dassault Systèmes' expertise to develop innovative tools for treatment preparation using virtual simulation technologies. It is thanks to the technological expertise of the virtual reality equipment and the immersive uses of the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab that the project was born. The mission of 3DEXPERIENCE Lab is to provide a new framework for open innovation that merges collective intelligence and collaborative approach. 3DEXCITE solutions enable the creation of immersive experiences directly from engineering data, creating the scenario and behaviors based on the protocol defined in the real world. As a result, digital continuity ensures the accuracy of the digital twin not only of the robot but of the treatment space. In addition, clinical tests measuring the effects and performance of this simulation in the patient's pathway will be performed on Medidata clinical trial platform.
COLLABORATIVE AND COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE TO ENSURE SUCCESS
Patient support plays a crucial role in the fight against the disease. Understanding, apprehending, accepting and finally rebuilding are important elements of the treatment process. This is why Institut HARTMANN has joined forces with Institut Rafaël to provide a holistic approach to overall health. When Institut HARTMANN is at the forefront of treatments, Institut Rafaël is part of the personalized and coordinated care pathway to coordinated care to give each patient and his or her entourage the time and energy to be in the best in the best conditions to rebuild their lives.
