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A boa qualidade operacional dos equipamentos médicos é essencial para garantir a segurança dos
pacientes e dos seus operadores. A proteção radiológica não é excepção, tendo surgido a necessidade de
criar um conjunto de directivas indicadas para controlo de qualidade de reveladores radiográficos. Este
tipo de procedimento apresenta relevância na área de imagiologia, uma vez que consiste numa forma de
avaliar o funcionamento correto do equipamento, por forma a garantir um diagnóstico eficaz, com a
menor dose de radiação incidente possível. O projeto que aqui se apresenta tem como objetivo principal
a criação de uma aplicação de Realidade Aumentada (RA) destinada a facilitar a formação de profissionais
no domínio do controlo de qualidade de reveladores radiográficos. O desenvolvimento foi realizado com
recurso às ferramentas Unity e Vuforia, para as componentes de RA, e Blender, para a criação dos
modelos virtuais. A aplicação foi idealizada com o intuito de proporcionar uma adaptação mais
confortável aos profissionais para um novo procedimento de controlo de qualidade na instituição de
acolhimento. Com esta abordagem procura-se por um lado acelerar a aprendizagem, diminuir o erro e
uniformizar procedimentos. Os resultados alcançados demonstram a eficácia oferecida por uma
aplicação de realidade aumentada, capaz de gerar modelos virtuais do equipamento em ambiente real e
reproduzir uma sequência de animações passo a passo. Em testes com utilizadores reais, a aplicação
desenvolvida foi considerada, pela maioria, como intuitiva e de fácil compreensão. Foi também
valorizada a relevância da aplicação para a formação dos utilizadores em procedimentos de controlo de
qualidade. Além disso, os participantes demonstraram interesse na expansão da aplicação para incluir
outros procedimentos já existentes no ambiente de trabalho da instituição. Este interesse expressado,
revela um potencial promissor para o futuro desenvolvimento e escalabilidade da aplicação em diferentes
contextos e setores.
The praise for good operational quality of medical equipment is essential to guarantee the safety of patients and operators. Radiological protection is no exception, and the need has arisen to create a set of guidelines for quality control of radiographic developers. This type of procedure is important in the field of imaging, as it is a way of assessing the correct functioning of the equipment to guarantee an effective diagnosis with the lowest possible dose of incident radiation. The main aim of the project presented here is to create an Augmented Reality (AR) application to facilitate the training of professionals in the field of radiographic developer quality control. The development was carried out using the Unity and Vuforia tools for the AR components and Blender to create the virtual models. The application was designed to make it easier for professionals to adapt to a new quality control procedure in the host institution. This approach aims to speed up learning, reduce errors and standardize procedures. The results achieved demonstrate the effectiveness offered by an augmented reality application, capable of generating virtual models of the equipment in a real environment and reproducing a sequence of animations step by step. In tests with real users, the majority considered the application developed to be intuitive and easy to understand. The relevance of the application for training users in quality control procedures was also appreciated. In addition, participants showed interest in expanding the application to include other procedures that already exist in the institution's work environment. This expressed interest reveals promising potential for the future development and scalability of the application in different contexts and sectors.
The praise for good operational quality of medical equipment is essential to guarantee the safety of patients and operators. Radiological protection is no exception, and the need has arisen to create a set of guidelines for quality control of radiographic developers. This type of procedure is important in the field of imaging, as it is a way of assessing the correct functioning of the equipment to guarantee an effective diagnosis with the lowest possible dose of incident radiation. The main aim of the project presented here is to create an Augmented Reality (AR) application to facilitate the training of professionals in the field of radiographic developer quality control. The development was carried out using the Unity and Vuforia tools for the AR components and Blender to create the virtual models. The application was designed to make it easier for professionals to adapt to a new quality control procedure in the host institution. This approach aims to speed up learning, reduce errors and standardize procedures. The results achieved demonstrate the effectiveness offered by an augmented reality application, capable of generating virtual models of the equipment in a real environment and reproducing a sequence of animations step by step. In tests with real users, the majority considered the application developed to be intuitive and easy to understand. The relevance of the application for training users in quality control procedures was also appreciated. In addition, participants showed interest in expanding the application to include other procedures that already exist in the institution's work environment. This expressed interest reveals promising potential for the future development and scalability of the application in different contexts and sectors.
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Augmented reality (AR) quality control radiographic developers training