RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Overview :

We offer the high end state-of-the-art radiotherapy facilities for the treatment of all cancers. We take pride in ensuring that all our patients, especially our paediatric patients, get a comfortable treatment experience.

Our Goal is to provide high precision quality radiation treatment to all patients and give maximum tumour control with minimal late side effects.

Facilities And Services Offered :

1. EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION [LINEAR ACCELERATORS]
   • “UNIQUE” (6MV photons)
   • “TRUEBEAM” (6, 10 & 15MV photons, 6FFF & 10FFF) with 5 electron energies (6 to 18 MeV)
     • IMRT [step & shoot & arc]
     • SRT (Stereotactic RT for brain) /SBRT (Stereotactic body RT)
     • TBI (Total Body Radiation for BMT)
     • Motion management [respiratory gating]
2. HDR BRACHYTHERAPY UNIT (20 CHANNEL) FELXITRON
   • Gynecological brachytherapy (intracavitatory)
   • Interstitial implants (Gynecological cancers, Head & neck cancers, Breast cancers & STS)
   • Intraluminal brachytherapy (esophagus, bronchus, urethra)
3. PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
   • Treatment planning & Quality assurance & Radiation Safety
4. MOULD ROOM
   • Thermoplastic casts/Vacloc (vaccum) casts

Location Of Department :

Basement of the Annex Building

Departmental Time table :

All consultants will be available on non OPD days by prior appointments

Consultants available by prior appointment only

• Dr. Nilesh Deshmane
• Dr. Abhimanyu Veer

Machine Working Hours :

7.30am to 6.30pm from Monday to Friday

7.30am to 1.30pm on Saturday.

QA & Preventive maintenance is done on Saturday after 1.30

Procedures :

• EBRT [3D-CRT, IGRT, SRS, SRT & SBRT)
• ICA (intracavitary applications) & CVS (central vaginal surface applicator) brachytherapy procedures for carcinoma of the cervix and the endometrium.
• Head & neck flexible implants
• STS (soft tissue sarcoma) flexible implants
• ILRT (intra luminal radiation therapy)

Departmental Workload :

Approximate Workload For 2023