Acceptability of a virtual tour for anxiety alleviation in PET-CT – A pilot study
A VT displayed on a VR Headset is acceptable and has the potential to alleviate anxiety in patients referred for their first PET-CT. This is important to improve patient experience and sustain adequate image quality due to minimal anxiety related movement.
Authors
- Jonathan Handley
- Antony Payton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0335-152X)
- Daniel R. McGowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6880-5687)
- Michael Barnard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3323-1158)
Institutions
- University of Hertfordshire (GB)
- The Christie Hospital (GB)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Radiography
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2025.103237
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Oxford
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust