Department of Radiotherapy

 

The Department of Radiotherapy started functioning independently in 1971 and has been upgraded into Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) under National Cancer Control Programme by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India in 2005.

 

FACILITIES AVAILABLE:

Teletherapy:

1.     Linear Accelerators –

a.     Varian DHX – With IMRT and Dual Energy Photon 6 & 15 MV and Full Range of Electrons.

DHX IMRT	Electron
DHX IMRT Complex	MLC
Control Console IMRT

b.     Two Single Energy Photons- one Varian & One Indigenous

2.     Three Cobalt Machines : Theratron 780C

3.     Brachytherapy:

                        LDR – Manual

HDR – Microselectron HDR	MDR – Selectron MDR
Control console HDR

4.     Simulator: 

                     Simulator-CT-Phebus

5.    Treatment Planning Systems:

                        Eclipse IMRT, 3D CRT

TSG Radplan

                        Plato 2D & 3D

Faculty

Name & contact address	Designation	Areas of Interest
Prof.  S. C. Sharma Tel: (O) +91-172-  2756391       (R) +91-172-2601960 Email: sharmasc@glide.net.in	Professor and Head	Breast Cancers Lymphomas Brachytherapy
Prof.  F. D. Patel Tel: (O) +91-172- 2756392       (R) +91-172-2601960   Email: patelfd@glide.net.in	Professor	Gynecological Cancers Palliative Care
Dr. Sushmita Ghoshal Tel: (O) +91-172-2756394        (R) +91-172-2711994 Email: chakrab@sancharnet.in	Professor	Head & Neck Cancers Palliative Care
Dr. Rakesh Kapoor Tel: (O) +91-172-2756396        (R): +91-172-2688344  Email: rkapoor_5@yahoo.co.in	Additional Professor	Lung Cancer Gastro-Intestinal Cancers Sarcomas Palliative Care

A BRIEF RESUME OF FACULTY AND MEDICAL PHYSICISTS

	Prof. S. C. Sharma, MD, Head of the Department. A graduate from IGMC, Shimla and MD Radiotherapy from PGIMER Chandigarh, he joined as Lecturer at PGIMER in 1979 and rose to the position of Professor in 1999. He is also the Head of The Department since 1994. A recipient of Common Wealth Scholarship, he was trained in UK. His main areas of interest are in Brachytherapy of all sites, Cancer Breast and Hematological Malignancies. He is a member of six National Associations and has published more than 150 papers in various international and national journals. He has served as an executive member, vice-president and assistant editor of AROI. He was Chairman of ICRO between 1998 and 2002 and President of AROI from 2002 – 2004.
	Prof. F. D. Patel, Professor. A graduate from Mumbai university and MD Radiotherapy from PGI, Chandigarh in 1977. After a year in USA she joined as faculty member at PGI in 1981 and promoted as Professor in 1999. Her main areas of interest are Gynecological Malignancies and Palliative care. She has been instrumental in starting the Home Care Service and Chandigarh Hospice for cancer patients.  She is a member of six National Associations and has published more than 150 papers in various international and national journals.
	Dr. Sushmita Ghoshal, Professor MBBS (Calcutta), MD from PGIMER, Chandigarh (1989), Dip NB (1992). Visiting Fellow of Leeds University in 1993. She joined as Asst. Prof in May 1994. Her main interest is in Head and Neck malignancies and Palliative Care. She is a member of 5 national associations and International Academy of Oral Oncology. She has 42 publications in national and international journals. She has served as joint secretary of the AROI and is an executive member of the IAPC.
	Dr. Rakesh Kapoor, Additional Professor.  MBBS from GMC, Jammu and MD from PGIMER, Chandigarh in 1997.  He has also done Diploma in Hospital Administration and Health Management (AHA) New Delhi, 1992-93. He Joined as Assistant Professor at PGIMER, Chandigarh in 2000. He has received three Best Paper Awards. He has Published more than 20 papers in International and National Journals. He is a Member of four National Associations including AROI, IAPC and ISSLC. He is consultant Editor of Journal of JK Science. His special interest is in Brachytherapy in Carcinoma Oesophagus, Bile Duct, Anal Canal and Lung.
	Mr. O. Arun Singh, Medical Physicist. His main area of interest is Radiation Oncology Physics, HDR Brachytherapy, IMRT and Dosimetry.
	Mr. Arvind K. Shukla, Medical Physicist. His main area of interest is Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radio surgery (SRS), Radiation Safety, Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy(IMRT), Radiobiology, HDR 3D Brachy therapy
	Ms. Reena Sharma, Medical Physicist. Her main area of interest is Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), 3D CRT, 3D Brachytherapy, Stereo tactic radio surgery(SRS)
	Ms. Parsee Tomar, Medical Physicist. Her main area of interest is Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy(IMRT), 3DCRT, 3D Brachy Therapy
	Mr. Gaurav Trivedi, Medical Physicist. His main area of interest is Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), 3D CRT, 3D Brachytherapy, Stereo tactic radio surgery (SRS), IGRT
	Mr. Ranjit Singh, Medical Physicist. His main area of interest is Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), 3DCRT, 3D Brachytherapy, Stereo tactic radio surgery (SRS), IGRT.
	Ms. Satinder Pal Kaur, Medical Physicist. Her main area of interest is Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), 3DCRT,3D Brachy Therapy, Radiobiology.

 

Teaching & Research Programme

Weekly Teaching Programme 

Lectures / Topics	Day
Operation Theater	Tue., Sat.
Clinical Lecture	Thursday
Case Presentation	Wednesday
Medical Physics Lecture	Monday
Seminar	Friday
Journal Club/Case Planning	Thursday

 

 Teaching & Training

Training Courses 

1. M. D. Radiotherapy

2. B.Sc. (Medical Technology-Radiodiagnosis)

3. B.Sc. (Medical Technology-Radiotherapy)

4. M.Sc. (Medical Technology-Radiotherapy)

5. Ph.D.  

OPD schedule

Consultant	Days
Prof.  S. C. Sharma	Daily Monday to Saturday
Prof.  F. D. Patel	Daily Monday to Saturday
Dr. Sushmita Ghoshal	Daily Monday to Saturday
Dr. Rakesh Kapoor	Daily Monday to Saturday

 

Patient statistics

Ongoing Research Work 

1. Longer vs. Shorter Tamoxifen Adjuvant Therapy in Cancer Breast (ATLAS)

2. Phase III Randomised comparison of Concurrent Gemcitabine + Cisplatin and Radiation followed by Adjuvant Gemcitabine and Cisplatin vs. Concurrent Cisplatin and Radiation in Cancer of The Cervix Stages IIB-IVA.

3. Open Label Single Arm Phase II study of ALIMTA in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancers who have had prior chemotherapy.

4. Evaluation of High Dose Rate interstitial Brachytherapy in Carcinoma of Oral Cavity.

5. Dosimetric computation in the Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Carcinoma Cervix.

6. Comparison of Accelerated Fractionation Radiation by Concomitant Boost and Concurrent Chemo-Radiation in Stage-III Supraglottic Laryngeal Carcinoma.

7. High Dose Rate Intraluminal Radiation for the Palliative Management of Malignant Billiary Tract obstruction by endoscopic method. 

8. Randomized comparison between Conventional vs. Hypo-Fractionated Post Operative External Radiation in Short time in gross residual high grade Gliomas with Poor General Condition.

9. Dosimetric evaluation of high dose rate endobronchial brachytherapy in Lung Cancer.

10. 3D Treatment Planning to reduce normal tissue toxicity in Head  Neck carcinoma patients receiving radical radiation.

11. Search for optimization of radiation schedules in palliation of carcinoma oesophagus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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