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Current education of patients about RT is verbal, in the form of a consultation by a radiation oncologist, often supplemented with print or online materials. This approach is limited by its doctor-dependency and non-standardised nature. Video education is being recognised increasingly as an opportunity to remediate this and appeal to patients’ preference for visual learning. The purpose of this study was to design and produce a video as an educational adjunct for EBC patients’ viewing prior to adjuvant RT, and to evaluate its acceptability through content analysis of three online focus group discussions, among ten participants with EBC requiring RT. After qualitative content analysis of the focus group transcripts, data were summarised into three main categories: (1) understanding of RT,(2) ease of engagement with the video and (3) anxiety and preparedness for RT. The 18-min video was positively received by all participants, and discussion feedback was used to inform improvements to the video. This focus group study demonstrated that the video was well understood, informative and acceptable to EBC patients in preparing them for RT. The effectiveness of the video in improving knowledge and alleviating distress in preparation for therapy will be further evaluated in an ethics-approved biphasic quasi-experimental study.  \nKeywords Breast cancer · Radiotherapy · Patient education · Video education · VERT  \nIntroduction  \nAdjuvant radiation therapy (RT) after breast-conserving reduces the risk of both locoregional and distant recurrence and improves overall survival in women with early breast  \n* Kirsty Stuart [Kirsty.Stuart@health.nsw.gov.au](Kirsty.Stuart@health.nsw.gov.au)  \n1 Sydney Medical School, C24–Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia  \n2 Discipline of Medical Imaging Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia  \n3 Westmead Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia  \n4 Department of Radiation Oncology, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, 166-174 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia  \n5 Department of Radiation Oncology, Blacktown Cancer and Haematology Centre, Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown, NSW, Australia  \ncancer (EBC) [1, 2] . The uptake of RT can be limited due to its perceived complexity and potential side effects, which warrants that patients attain a minimum baseline understanding of essential information to adequately consent and collaborate through their treatment [3] . Both historically and currently, the most common form of RT education is oneon-one verbal communication with the radiation oncologist (RO) during the initial consultation and is often reinforced with print and occasionally online materials [4] . Surveys of Australian EBC patients have identified informational needs to be highest during the initial RO consultation, where the patient is educated on potential benefits and risks of RT, to provide adequate informed consent [5, 6] . However, verbal education has limitations, including that it is doctor-dependent and non-standardised in quality and depth [4] . Similarly, print and online information is often non-individualised and poorly understood in the presence of language barriers or low health literacy [7 , 8] . There has been a rapid expansion of internet-based information wherein breast cancer is the most frequently researched cancer [9], yet a","cbCaijZa15k9ILzh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijZa15k9ILzh","pdf",588060,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Methods\n## Study Overview\n## Video Development","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the study address with current breast cancer radiotherapy education?\",\"answer\":\"Current education is often verbal and doctor-dependent, with non-standardised quality and limited tailoring. 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