RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Recent Technological advancements have allowed for precise and accurate therapy with radiation , providing a viable option as a cure for individuals diagnosed with cancer.
Introduction
Since 20th century radiation has been increasingly used to diagnose and treat cancer. Although, radiation therapy was often known to destroy healthy tissue in its attempt to kill cancer cells, technological advancements have allowed for precise and accurate therapy, providing a viable option as a cure for individuals diagnosed with cancer.
The technological transition process from the initial technique applied to the latest technique currently used has had a direct effect on treatment outcomes and safety.
Over the decades studies focussed on development of more innovative radiotherapeutic devices able to treat cancers in the deep tissues. This period saw the introduction of the cobalt tele therapy providing high energy gamma rays and of more potent electron linear accelerators able to deliver megavoltage X rays.
This first cobalt therapy in South East Asia was installed in 1956 at the institute and first linear accelerator in the country was installed at the institute in 1976. At present we have 3 linear accelerators with fourth one being replaced by end of this year. We are proud to have the Indian manufactured linear accelerator “ Siddharth 2 ” as well.
The new millennium saw the affirmation of the stereotactic radiation therapy and the introduction of adaptive therapy. Stereotactic body radiotherapy has been practised at the institute for the past few years. Proper case selection and precise treatment execution are the main focus in SBRT. SBRT delivers extremely precise intense doses of radiation to cancer cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. It involves the use of sophisticated image guidance that shows the exact location of the tumors so that the radiation can be more precisely delivered. SBRT is usually used to treat small early stage lung cancer, pancreatic cancer or cancers that have spread to the lung, liver, adrenal gland or spine.
Coventional radiation typically is delivered in relatively small doses each day over several weeks. By contrast, SBRT can be given in five or fewer daily sessions and completed.
Services
- External beam therapy
- Conventional treatment planning
- Conventional treatment with shapers
- 3D CRT
- IMRT
- Rapid arc therapy
- SBRT
- Total body radiation
- SRT / ELECTRON
- Brachytherapy applications
Research activities
- Dr. Ayesha Fathima: Evaluating the faesibility and toxicity of early inter digitation of ICA during EBRT in early cervical cancer. Won Padham Singh award.
- Dr. Priyadharsini: Hypopfarctionated accelerated radiation therapy with synchronous chemotherapy in locally advanced tongue cancers using IMRT technique with SIB. Won distinguished paper award.
- Dr. Moushmi: Feasibility of accelerated and hypofractionated palliative radiotherapy in locally advanced unresectable oral cavity cancers with respect to quality of life and response rate. Won distinguished paper award.
- Dr Ezhil: Assessing the feasibility and toxicities of concomitant boost radiotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck cancers.
- Dr. Dinesh: Role of capecitabine concurrent with radiotherapy in cervical cancer.
Academic/Education activities
- Students, courses/training programs are conducted routinely
Breast Oncology
Over the decades studies focussed on development of more innovative radiotherapeutic devices able to treat cancers in the deep tissues. This period saw the introduction of the cobalt tele therapy providing high energy gamma rays and of more potent electron linear accelerators able to deliver megavoltage X rays.
Scientific meetings conducted/planned:
- Dr Arun Kumar: Moderator “ CHANGING PERSPECTIVES IN RECTAL CANCER” in AROI TN PY 2021 conference.
- Dr Ram Madhavan : Panelist “ Role of Radiotherapy in Lymphomas” in AROI TN PY 2021 conference.
- Dr Vasanth Christopher : Panelist “ Cancer in Pregnancy” in AROI TN PY 2021 conference.
- Dr Priya Iyer : Panelist “ Cancer in Pregnancy” in AROI TN PY 2021 conference.
- Dr Harish Kumar : Participated in “Proadvance – Advances in prostate cancer Management – South Zone”.
- Dr Gautam V V: Participated in “Proadvance – Advances in prostate cancer Management – South Zone”.
- Dr Gautam V V: Participated in “Proadvance – Advances in prostate cancer Management – National level CME”.
- Dr Arun Kumar, Dr Vasanth Christopher, Dr Ram Madhavan, Dr Priya Iyer, Dr Gautm V V, Dr Vengada Krishnan – Participated in AROI TN PY 2021 held at Trichy
- Dr Anandhi- Talk on Hypofractionation in breast cancer in AROI 2022
- Dr Harish and Dr Alexander John- Panelists-- Treatment of Early Cancer Prostate.AROI 2022
- Dr Priya Iyer-- Chairperson for proferred papers in AROI2022
- Dr Arun Kumar- Panelist – Management of Rare and Difficult case scenarios in AROI TN PY Chapter
- Dr Gautam V V – Attended IBSCON 2022 held at Bangalore
- Dr Gautam V V, Dr Mukesh – Attended Cochin Oncology Group conference held at Kochi
Innovative Practice(s)
Total Body Irradiation using Cobalt beam as a cost effective pre-treatment for ablation before Bone Marrow Transplant. Has been found to reduce the post transplant morbidities.
Stereotactic Radiotherapy
using extreme hypofractionation and shortening treatment time for small tumors of the brain,lungs,liver and other organs with equal results as the standard treatment.
Emergency Cases
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Head and Neck/Thoracic/G.I/Musculoskeletal and Paediatric Oncology
Dr. Alexander John MD DMRT,
Professor
Dr. Arun Kumar M.N MDRT,
Associate Professor
Dr. Ramanaiah K MDRT
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sowmiya S MDRT
Assistant Professor
Dr Sadanand DMRT DNB (RT),
Assistant Professor
Dr Gautam V V DMRT DNB (RT),
Assistant Professor
Dr Mukesh MDRT,
Assistant Professor
Breast Oncology
Dr. Ananthi Balasubramanian MD DMRT,
Professor, Head of Department
Dr. Priya Iyer MDRT,
Professor
Dr Priyadarshini V MDRT,
Lecturer
Dr. Moushmi Varadarajan MDRT,
Lecturer
Gynaecologic Oncology
Dr. Vasanth Christopher Jayapaul.C MDRT,
Associate Professor
Dr. Ram Madhavan MDRT,
Associate Professor
Dr Vengada Krishnan MDRT,
Assistant Professor
Dr. Gopika Rajeev MDRT,
Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology Nurse
Ms. Sahaya Anitha I
Ms. Shyamala
Radiation Technologist
Ms. Ponni N
Ms. Sarathi T
Mr. Arul Prakash S
Ms. Athimathi P
Ms. Shobana M
Ms. Sathya S
Ms. Priya S
Ms. Bavya R
Ms. Durgadevi S
Mr. John Kishore C
Ms. Praveena P.A.
Ms. Mahalakshmi E
Mr Karthick C
Mr. Rajesh P
Ms Dhivya M
Ms Nisha V
MD Radiation Oncology Students
- Dr. Sai Pranav M
- Dr. Surjith K
- Dr. Manjula G
- Dr. Sundara Vadana P
- Dr. Swathi M
- Dr. Aravind N
- Dr. Chelladurai Ashok
- Dr. Karthik D
- Dr. Bhavani V
- Dr. Shivani R
- Dr. Srivishnu I
- Dr. Padma Priya P
- Dr. Godson Titus Samuel J
- Dr. Barath Kumar B
- Dr. Navaneetha lakshmi R
- Dr. ArunKumar M
- Dr. Gayathri K
- Dr. Mythili Umashankar
- Dr. Abisha Merlin C
- Dr. Anushiya K
- Dr. Adith R Nath
B.Sc Radiation Technology Students
- Ms. Kowshika V
- Mr. Padmakumar M
- Ms. Pooja S
- Ms. Srinidhi S
- Ms. Sumithra K
- Ms. Jaya amirtha B
- Ms. Kabilan A
- Ms. Maha M
- Ms. Zainab begam M
- Ms. Vigneswari S
- Ms. Vishalatchi V
- Ms. Bhuvaneshwari M
- Ms. Kishore B
- Ms. Murugapriyan V
- Mr. Sakthivel P
- Ms. Narmadha N
- Mr. Sudesh T
- Mr. Akash (Intern)
- Ms. Poorvika R
- Ms. Santhosh S
- Ms. Swathi B
- Ms. Aarthi P
- Ms. Abinaya S
- Mr. Thanaselvi V
- Mr. Thilagavathi S
- Ms. Vidhya P
- Ms. Archana (Intern)
M. Sc (Radiation Technologist) students
- Ms. Kaviya R
- Mr. Kaviyapriya V
- Ms. Bavya R
- Ms. Priya S
| Dr. G. Selvaluxmy MD DMRT | Director and Head of Department |
| Dr. Alexander John MD DMRT | Professor |
| Dr. B. Ananthi MD DMRT | Associate Professor |
| Dr. Priya Iyer MDRT | Associate Professor |
| Dr. M.N. Arun Kumar MDRT | Associate Professor |
| Dr. C. Vasanth Christopher Jayapaul MDRT | Associate Professor |
| Dr. Ram Madhavan MDRT | Associate Professor |
| Dr. Harishkumar MDRT | Associate Professor |
| Dr. K. Ramanaiah MDRT | Assistant Professor |
| Dr Gautam V V DMRT DNB (RT) | Assistant Professor |
| Dr Vengada Krishnan MDRT | Assistant Professor |
| Dr Mukesh MDRT | Lecturer |
| Dr Sadanand DMRT DNB (RT) | Lecturer |
| RADIATION TECHNOLOGISTS: | |
| Ms. Ponni N | Ms. Sarathi |
| Mr. Arulprakash | Ms. Athimathi P |
| Ms. Shobana M | Ms. Sathya |
| Ms. Priyadharshini D | Ms. Bhavya R |
| Ms. Durgadevi S | Mr. John Kishore |
| Ms. Praveena P.A. | Mr. Udayakumar C |
| Ms. Mahalakshmi E | Mr Karthick |
| SUPPORTING STAFF: | |
| Ms. Shyamala | Ms. Sahaya Anitha |
| STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR M.D. (RADIOTHERAPY) DEGREE: | |
| Dr Divya | Dr Meera Devi |
| Dr Vivek nath | Dr Mounageetha |
| Dr Prisca | Dr Sunil |
| Dr Priyadharshini | Dr Ashok |
| Dr Aravind | Dr Sai pranav |
| Dr Swathi | Dr Surjith |
| Dr Sundara Vadhana | Dr Manjula |
| STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR B.SC. (RADIOTHERAPY TECHNOLOGY) DEGREE: | |
| N. Narmadha | T Sudesh |
| V. Thanaselvi | S. Thilagavathy |
| M.Zaina Begum | P.Vidhya |
| Aravindhan | Rajesh P |
| Kaviya Priya | Dhayalan M |
| Monika G | Nisha |
| Rupa | Soniya D |
| Anand A | Vijayalakshmi |
| Sajieev S | Durga K |
| Guhan K | Aarthi |
| Abinaya | Jaya Amirtha |
| Maha | Sakthivel |
| Kabilan | |
| STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR M.SC. (RADIOTHERAPY TECHNOLOGY) DEGREE : | ||
| Mr. Udayakumar. C | Ms. Praveena P.A | Mr. John Kishore |
| Ms. Durga Devi | Mrs. Sathya | Ms. Mahalakshmi |
| STUDENTS PASSED MD (RADIOTHERAPY) DEGREE: | ||
| Dr Dinesh | Dr Priyadharshini | Dr Ayesha Fathima |
| STUDENTS PASSED B.SC. (RADIOTHERAPY TECHNOLOGY) DEGREE: | |
| Mr. Dany Joel | Mr. Raja |
| Ms. Narmadha | Ms. Jagadeeshwari |
| Ms. Ilampirai | Ms. Sandhiya |
| Ms. Nishanthi | |
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