Summary
Here at Sheffield Hallam I am a senior lecturer and I have been employed at SHU since 1998 and teach physics, radiotherapy technology, imaging in radiotherapy, research methods and supervise BSc and MSc dissertation students.
I am the academic lead for simulation in education for the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing and have a particular interest in the role of virtual reality environments (VREs) in education – especially the impact of the Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy Training (VERT) initiative on learning and teaching. I have acted as the national lead for evaluation of the VERT initiative and am involved in ongoing research projects that continue to assess its impact. In addition to this I am also leading a research project assessing the impact of VREs on the development of spatial anatomical cognition.
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Teaching
Allied Health Professions
Health And Wellbeing
Radiotherapy and Oncology
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Publications
GREEN, David and APPLEYARD, Robert (2011). The influence of VERT™ characteristics on the development of skills in skin apposition techniques. Radiography, 17 (3), 178-182.
SHEAZADI, Lubna, APPLEYARD, Robert, FOLEY, Natalie and FORAN, Bernadette (2018). A retrospective comparison of intensity-modulated arc therapy and 3-dimensional conformal approaches in the planning of grade 3 gliomas. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice.
BRIDGE, P., GILES, E., WILLIAMS, A., BOEJEN, A., APPLEYARD, Robert and KIRBY, M. (2017). International audit of virtual environment for radiotherapy training usage. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 16 (4), 375-382.
CLAXTO, K. and APPLEYARD, R. (2017). Implementation of ultrasound bladder volume scanning for patients receiving intensity-modulated radiotherapy to the cervix or endometrium: clinical experiences from a United Kingdom radiotherapy department. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 16 (3), 232-244.
HUBIE, Catherine, SHAW, Maddison, BYDDER, Sean, LANE, Jonny, WATERS, Gemma, MCNABB, Megan, KEARVELL, Rachel, CONCANNON, Alicia, BHARAT, Chrianna and APPLEYARD, Robert (2017). A randomised comparison of three different immobilisation devices for thoracic and abdominal cancers. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 64 (2), 90-96.
GREEN, David and APPLEYARD, Robert (2011). The influence of VERT™ characteristics on the development of skills in skin apposition techniques. Radiography, 17 (3), 178-182.
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