Virtual Reality Education Program to Reduce Anxiety During Radiation Therapy

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient is 18 years of age or older
2. Patient is female
3. Patient has been diagnosed with breast cancer
4. Patient will be receiving whole breast radiation therapy without supraclavicular nodal irradiation
5. Patient is scheduled for an outpatient radiation oncology visit
6. Patient has the ability to understand a written informed consent document, and the willingness to sign it
7. Patient has the ability to complete a series of self-reported questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Non-English-speaking patients (as the VR education program includes English narration)
2. Patients with visual defects that affect their ability to watch a movie
3. Patients with auditory defects that affect their ability to listen with headphones
4. Patients who have worked in the field of radiation oncology as they would have previously undergone treatment-related education
5. Patients who have been treated previously with radiation oncology as they would have previously undergone treatment-related education
6. Patients that have been diagnosed with epilepsy, conditions causing seizures, or have any previous history of seizures because a very minute number of head-mounted display (HMD) users have experienced a seizure as a result of using the device
7. Patients with a reported history of cognitive disability as their ability to understand educational content may be impaired
8. Patients with a history of severe motion sickness because a side effect of using a HMD in a very small number of users is motion sickness symptoms
9. Patients with a pacemaker, hearing aid(s), and/or defibrillator, while patients with other types of electronic medical devices / implants will be assessed for eligibility on a case-by-case basis because there could be potential interference with the HMD