Use of Audiovisual Assisted Therapeutic Ambience in Radiotherapy (AVATAR) for Anesthesia Avoidance in a Pediatric Patient With Down Syndrome

• Paulina M. Gutkin, BS,
• Sarah S. Donaldson, MD,
• Lawrie Skinner, PhD,
• Michelle Callejas, RN,
• Jaclyn Cimino, MS, CCLS,
• Jacob Lore, BS, CTRS, CCLS,
• Karl Bush, PhD,
• Susan M. Hiniker, MD

Affiliations

Paulina M. Gutkin, BS

Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Sarah S. Donaldson, MD

Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Lawrie Skinner, PhD

Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Michelle Callejas, RN

Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Jaclyn Cimino, MS, CCLS

Child Life Department, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford, California

Jacob Lore, BS, CTRS, CCLS

Child Life Department, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford, California

Karl Bush, PhD

Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Susan M. Hiniker, MD

Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Corresponding author: Susan M. Hiniker, MD