Blending space and time to talk about cancer in extended reality

Tamsin J Robb; Yinan Liu; Braden Woodhouse; Charlotta Windahl; Daniel Hurley; Grant McArthur; Stephen B Fox; Lisa Brown; Parry Guilford; Alice Minhinnick; Christopher Jackson; Cherie Blenkiron; Kate Parker; Kimiora Henare; Rose McColl; Bianca Haux; Nick Young; Veronica Boyle; Laird Cameron; Sanjeev Deva; Jane Reeve; Cristin G Print; Michael Davis; Uwe Rieger; Ben Lawrence

doi:10.1038/s41746-024-01262-x

Blending space and time to talk about cancer in extended reality

NPJ Digit Med. 2024 Sep 29;7(1):261. doi: 10.1038/s41746-024-01262-x.

Authors

Tamsin J Robb¹, Yinan Liu², Braden Woodhouse³, Charlotta Windahl⁴, Daniel Hurley¹, Grant McArthur^{5

6

7}, Stephen B Fox^{5

7}, Lisa Brown^{5

7

8}, Parry Guilford⁹, Alice Minhinnick^{3

10}, Christopher Jackson⁹, Cherie Blenkiron^{1

11}, Kate Parker³, Kimiora Henare¹¹, Rose McColl¹², Bianca Haux¹², Nick Young¹², Veronica Boyle¹³, Laird Cameron¹⁰, Sanjeev Deva¹⁰, Jane Reeve¹⁴, Cristin G Print^#¹, Michael Davis^#², Uwe Rieger^#², Ben Lawrence^#^{15

16}

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
² School of Architecture and Planning, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁴ Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁵ University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁶ Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁷ Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁸ The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁹ University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
¹⁰ Auckland City Hospital, Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, New Zealand.
¹¹ Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
¹² Centre for eResearch, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
¹³ School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
¹⁴ Radiology Auckland, Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, New Zealand.
¹⁵ Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. [email protected].
¹⁶ Auckland City Hospital, Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, New Zealand. [email protected].

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

We introduce a proof-of-concept extended reality (XR) environment for discussing cancer, presenting genomic information from multiple tumour sites in the context of 3D tumour models generated from CT scans. This tool enhances multidisciplinary discussions. Clinicians and cancer researchers explored its use in oncology, sharing perspectives on XR's potential for use in molecular tumour boards, clinician-patient communication, and education. XR serves as a universal language, fostering collaborative decision-making in oncology.

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