Kristi Tonning, M.S., R.T., director of the Radiation Therapy Program, OHSU School of Medicine, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™, displays 3-D images and simulations to teach radiation therapy and medical physics students about administering radiation therapy to patients. OHSU has been using this technology in its interprofessional education training programs since 2016. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™, displays 3-D images and simulations to teach radiation therapy and medical physics students about administering radiation therapy to patients. OHSU has been using this technology in its interprofessional education training programs since 2016. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™, displays 3-D images and simulations to teach radiation therapy and medical physics students about administering radiation therapy to patients. OHSU has been using this technology in its interprofessional education training programs since 2016. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. (Left to right) Students Annie Mae Jensen, Michele Dumaran, Director Kristi Tonning, students Daryn Baker and Katerina Nilo. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program Director Kristi Tonning (center) uses a Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of training in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program, June 12, 2017. OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. Program Director Kristi Tonning, M.S., R.T., works with student Annie Mae Jensen as the students work on an exercise. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. Daryn Baker moves the virtual machine into place using an iPad. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. Daryn Baker moves the virtual machine into place using an iPad. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. (Left to right) Michele Dumaran and Katerina Nilo. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. (Left to right) Michele Dumaran and Katerina Nilo. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. (Left to right) Annie Mae Jensen, Michele Dumaran, and Katerina Nilo. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. (Left to right) Students Annie Mae Jensen, Michele Dumaran, and Katerina Nilo work through a problem. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Students in OHSU's Radiation Therapy Program use Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training, or VERT™ as part of their training, June 12, 2017. (Left to right) Student Annie Mae Jensen, director Kristi Tonning, and students Daryn Baker, Michele Dumaran, and Katerina Nilo. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Charles Thomas Jr., M.D., (right) watches a virtual simulation (VERT™) presentation for prostate cancer patients at Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center, August 23, 2017. The presentation gives patients and their families a 3-D view about what they will experience when receiving radiation therapy. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Radiation therapist Estel Hayes runs through a virtual simulation (VERT™) presentation prepared for prostate cancer patients at Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center, August 23, 2017. The presentation gives patients and their families a 3-D view about what they will experience when receiving radiation therapy. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Radiation therapist Estel Hayes runs through a virtual simulation (VERT™) presentation prepared for prostate cancer patients at Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center, August 23, 2017. The presentation gives patients and their families a 3-D view about what they will experience when receiving radiation therapy. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Radiation therapist Estel Hayes runs through a virtual simulation (VERT™) presentation prepared for prostate cancer patients at Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center, August 23, 2017. The presentation gives patients and their families a 3-D view about what they will experience when receiving radiation therapy. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

By utilizing VERT™ before treatment, prostate cancer patients at Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center can now understand what they will experience during treatment to help alleviate concerns. Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center radiation therapist Estel Hayes prepares the radiation treatment machine where patients will receive radiation therapy. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

By utilizing VERT™ before treatment, prostate cancer patients at Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center can now understand what they will experience during treatment to help alleviate concerns. Tuality/OHSU Cancer Center radiation therapist Estel Hayes prepares the radiation treatment machine where patients will receive radiation therapy. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)