Chadi MASSOUD

Dr. Chadi MASSOUD


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 April 2024 in BMC Medical Education
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JKJessika El Kayed
Jessika El Kayed
TATony Akl
Tony Akl
CMChadi MASSOUD
Chadi MASSOUD
CMChristelle Margossian
Christelle Margossian
HFHadi Fayad
Hadi Fayad
SRSandy Rihana
Sandy Rihana
Background: Cancer patients are often treated with radiation, therefore increasing their exposure to high energy emissions. In such cases, medical errors may be threatening or fatal, inducing the need to innovate new methods for maximum reduction of irreversible events. Training is an efficient and methodical tool to subject professionals to the real world and heavily educate them on how to perform with minimal errors. An evolving technique for this is Serious Gaming that can fulfill this purpose, especially with the rise of COVID-19 and the shift to the online world, by realistic and visual simulations built to present engaging scenarios. This paper presents the first Serious Game for Lung Cancer Radiotherapy training that embodies Biomedical Engineering principles and clinical experience to create a realistic and precise platform for coherent training. Methods: To develop the game, thorough 3D modeling, animation, and gaming fundamentals were utilized to represent the whole clinical process of treatment, along with the scores and progress of every player. The model’s goal is to output coherency and organization for students’ ease of use and progress tracking, and to provide a beneficial educational experience supplementary to the users’ training. It aims to also expand their knowledge and use of skills in critical cases where they must perform crucial decision-making and procedures on patients of different cases. Results: At the end of this research, one of the accomplished goals consists of building a realistic model of the different equipment and tools accompanied with the radiotherapy process received by the patient on Maya 2018, including the true beam table, gantry, X-ray tube, CT Scanner, and so on. The serious game itself was then implemented on Unity Scenes with the built models to create a gamified authentic environment that incorporates the 5 main series of steps; Screening, Contouring, External Beam Planning, Plan Evaluation, Treatment, to simulate the practical workflow of an actual Oncology treatment delivery for lung cancer patients. Conclusion: This serious game provides an educational and empirical space for training and practice that can be used by students, trainees, and professionals to expand their knowledge and skills in the aim of reducing potential errors.

11 December 2025 in BMC Medical Education
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MFMarie Claude Fadous
Marie Claude Fadous
CZCharbel Zeeny
Charbel Zeeny
KCKenneth Cheiban
Kenneth Cheiban
GMGaro Margossian
Garo Margossian
ZGZaki Ghorayeb
Zaki Ghorayeb
SRSandy Rihana
Sandy Rihana
Advancements in health and medical education are key to a promising future, but sustaining their exponential pace requires innovative approaches. Gamificat