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
Health And Wellbeing
Radiotherapy and Oncology
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Publications
Journal articles
Sheazadi, L., Appleyard, R., Foley, N., & Foran, B. (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. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396918000079
Bridge, P., Giles, E., Williams, A., Boejen, A., Appleyard, R., & Kirby, M. (2017). International audit of virtual environment for radiotherapy training usage. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 16 (4), 375-382. http://doi.org/10.1017/S146039691700022X
Claxto, K., & 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. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396917000231
Hubie, C., Shaw, M., Bydder, S., Lane, J., Waters, G., McNabb, M., ... Appleyard, R. (2016). A randomised comparison of three different immobilisation devices for thoracic and abdominal cancers. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 64 (2), 90-96. http://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.202
Barrett, S., & Appleyard, R. (2013). The reliability of quantitative thresholding methods for PET aided delineation of GTVs in Head and Neck tumours. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 12 (2), 187-194. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396912000180
Green, D., & Appleyard, R. (2011). The influence of VERT™ characteristics on the development of skills in skin apposition techniques. Radiography, 17 (3), 178-182. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2011.04.002
Bridge, P., & Appleyard, R. (2008). A comparison of electronic and paper-based assignment submission and feedback. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39 (4), 644-650. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00753.x
Bridge, P., Appleyard, R.M., Ward, J.W., Philips, R., & Beavis, A.W. (2007). The development and evaluation of a virtual radiotherapy treatment machine using an immersive visualisation environment. Computers and Education, 49 (2), 481-494. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2005.10.006
Broderick, M., McJury, G., Leech, M., Coffey, M., & Appleyard, R. (2007). A comparison of kilovoltage and megavoltage cone beam CT in radiotherapy. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 6 (3), 173-178. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396907006115
Reeves, E., Bridge, P., & Appleyard, R.M. (2005). The current role of systemic therapy in the management of Malignant Melanoma of the skin: A literature review. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 4 (4), 161-175. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396905000221
Appleyard, R., Ball, K., Hughes, F.E., Kilby, W., Nicholls, R., Rabett, V., ... Thomson, E. (2005). Systematic in vivo dosimetry for quality assurance using diodes 2: Assessing radiotherapy techniques and developing an appropriate action protocol. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 4 (4), 143-154. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396905000208
Appleyard, R., Ball, K., Hughes, F.E., Kilby, W., Lassen, S., Nicholls, R., ... Thomson, E. (2003). Systematic in vivo dosimetry for quality assurance using diodes. Part 1: Experiences and results of the implementation of entrance dose measurements. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 3 (4), 185-196. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396903000542
Appleyard, R. (1999). A survey of in vivo diode dosimetry in the UK. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 1 (2), 73-82. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1460396999000138
Conference papers
Nightingale, J., Appleyard, R., Mcnamara, J., Posnett, J., & Stone, J. (2020). Understanding male student perspectives on therapeutic radiography as a career choice. Radiography, 26, S2. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.11.009
Beavis, A.W., Appleyard, R.M., Coleman, L., Boejen, A., & Grau, C. (2009). The Adoption of Virtual Reality Training in Radiation Oncology. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 75 (3), S138. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.328
Beavis, A.W., Ward, J.W., Appleyard, R.M., & Phillips, R. (2006). A virtual environment for the training and development of radiotherapy techniques. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 66 (3), S714. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.07.1309
Phillips, R., Ward, J.W., Bridge, P., Appleyard, R.M., & Beavis, A.W. (2006). A hybrid virtual environment for training of radiotherapy treatment of cancer. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 6055. http://doi.org/10.1117/12.650951
Beavis, A., Ward, J., Bridge, P., Appleyard, R., & Phillips, R. (2006). MO‐D‐230A‐02: An Immersive Virtual Environment for Training of Radiotherapy Students and Developing Clinical Experience. Medical Physics, 33 (6), 2164-2165. http://doi.org/10.1118/1.2241428
Bridge, P., & Appleyard, R. (2005). System failure: A comparison of electronic and paper-based assignment submission, marking, and feedback. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36 (4), 669-671. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00485.x