Vertual show off their impressive 'flight simulator' for doctors in member spotlight event

The team at Vertual was delighted to be featured in the first-ever Company C4Di Spotlight event, organised by Tina Swann.

The spotlight event was a chance to share an overview of our company, our products, and our customers.

It began with an introduction from Jan Antons, Business Development Manager at Vertual. Jan introduced the benefits of simulation and how it can bridge the gap between theory and practice. An introduction to radiotherapy followed. This included the size of the global market and how radiotherapy has progressed over the years. This was illustrated by an image of Jan as a junior radiographer practicing with a colleague during her training on a treatment machine much less advanced than the technology used today!

Jan explained that VERT is like a flight simulator, applied to radiotherapy. It allows learners to see the patient virtually on a treatment couch, to learn experientially, and to make mistakes in a safe environment.

Once the scene was set, James Ward, Chief Technical Officer, and co-founder of Vertual talked about the Company’s history and growth., He explained that the founders have been excited to see VERT so widely adopted around the world and pleased to see how our customers are using it to improve radiotherapy education.

James also talked about a willingness to collaborate with other members of the C4Di community and shared that Vertual is actively recruiting software engineers.

Daniel Owen, a product specialist, and therapeutic radiographer who until recently was treating cancer patients at the Christie hospital gave an entertaining and insightful presentation of VERT, the flight simulator for radiotherapy. Dan explained how radiotherapy is delivered and how VERT can be used to inform patients about their treatment.

The attendees appeared fascinated by the technology and were invited to have a hands-on demonstration with the Compact VERT system. There were lots of interesting questions about radiotherapy and our solution and some new ideas were generated as a result of the discussions.

Finally, Tina Swann appeared with some lovely pizzas from Bert’s. What a fantastic and tasty end to the event!

A huge thank you to the C4Di team for the invitation and to Influence Media for the photography.  The team is looking forward to attending events featuring other members of the community.