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CHLA Interventional Radiology team working to minimise negative medical experiences using Virtual Reality ( VR ) technology .
CHILDREN ’ S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES USES VR TECH TO TRANSFORM MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES FOR PATIENTS
Children ’ s Hospital Los Angeles ’ Interventional Radiology team – one of the most universally visited specialties at the hospital – is working to minimise negative medical experiences using Virtual Reality ( VR ) technology .
In August , they hired Phoenix Hunt , CHLA ’ s first embedded hospital VR technologist , to guide and support patients through their procedures using specially designed , procedurespecific VR games .
“ In most healthcare contexts , VR has been used to support patients as a relaxation tool ,” said Joseph Miller , MD , MS , Director of Interventional Radiology . “ We ’ re applying these same types of technologies to paediatrics in a novel way to
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