# IEEE: Extended Reality (XR) Ethics In Medicine ## Overview **Authors:** Jason Evans **Publication Date:** 14 February 2022 **Link:** **Keywords:** XR, VR, AR, medical XR, XR ethics, healthcare applications, data privacy and security, informed consent, accessibility and inclusivity, regulatory challenges **Type:** Articles/Reports ## Summary Extended Reality (XR) for medical use cases is proving to be beneficial to both patients and healthcare professionals as well as all other stakeholders throughout the healthcare industry. Healthcare is one of the largest industries to adopt XR technology. Some of the XR use-cases include helping surgeons better perform surgeries, immersing patients and healthcare professionals in medical information and education, and training all within XR environments. An ethical framework is required that is evolved from best practices throughout medical and technological fields to help ensure safe and equitable usage of the technology. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://library.xrguild.org/ethical-responsibility/ieee-extended-reality-xr-ethics-in-medicine.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.