Overview

radiation

Department of Radiation Oncology Started in 1998

Department Medicine

List of Faculty

  • 02 Medical Physicist, 03 Sr.Residents, 12 Jr. Residents & 04 RT Technicians

The Department of Radiation Oncology of GMCH, Chandigarh was stated in year 1998 with the appointment of a single Doctor. Since that time, Department has made regular progress with regular increase in number of cancer patients, addition of different equipments, appointments of new Consultants and other staff members.

The Economic Costs of 'Lost Life Years' due to cancer exceed that of any other disease. So services are provided to each and every needy patients coming to the Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh at any time. Number of cancer patients is increasing to 4 to 5 times in each and every field of cancer treatments. For better treatment, more sophisticated equipments are the need of the hour and we are behind that.

SERVICES PROVIDED

I. The Radiotherapy services are organized into the following functional areas:

  1. RT OPD Services: Daily basis from 9AM to 2PM and in Summer Vacation from 8 AM to 2 PM, at Level II, B-Block (Room No. B - 2404).
  2. Radiotherapy Ward:  42 Beds in Level II, Sector 48, GMCH South Campus.
  3. Day Care Ward: Services at Level II, B-Block from 8AM to 6PM (Room No. B - 2418).
  4. Radiotherapy Treatment Unit: having two machines One Cobalt Unit & One HDR- Brachytherapy, Situated at Level-I, D-Block from 8AM to 8PM.
  5. Plaque Brachytherapy is available for eye tumors.
  6. Daily “Pain and Palliative Care” to all needy patients in RT OPD (Room No. B - 2404).
  7. “Dietetic Advice” and “Psychotherapy” to almost every Cancer Patient in OPD Block (Room No. B - 2409).
  8. “Home Care Service” to the Patients, who cannot come to Hospital.
  9. Availability of oral morphine for needy patients in RT OPD (Room No. B - 2404).

RESEARCH & TRAINING

Sr No. Training and Courses
1 The Department started PG training in year 2018 in the form of MD (Radiotherapy).
2 Going to start BSc in Radiotherapy Technicians.

PROJECT, STARTED, COMPLETED AND STILL GOING ON:

Sr No. Training and Courses
1. Project on “Protective effect of Telmisartan on cardiac dysfunction in patients with Breast Cancer on Anthracycline (doxorubicin) based adjuvant chemotherapy (PETCAAC Trial)”is accepted by ICMR, New Delhi in year 2019 as a Principal Investigator (Pl).
2. “Hospital Based Cancer Registry Data Management (HBCRDM)” started from Sept. 2017 with the help of ICMR, Bengaluru, as a Principal Investigator (Pl).
3. “Descriptive study to assess cancer burden, Level of delays in cancer management and Socio-economic impact of cancer on the Family”, started from Feb, 2017 with support of ICMR, New Delhi as a Principal Investigator (Pl).
4. Cancer Registry for Atlas on Cancer in Haryana with support of ICMR, Bengaluru – as a Principal Investigator (Pl).
5. “Screening for Breast in Women of the age 40-49 yrs. Of age” started by Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in year 2013 and completed in 2015 – Co – Investigator (CI).
6. Cancer Registry for Ätlas on Cancer in Punjab” with the support of ICMR, Bengaluru –as a Principal Investigator (PI).
7. Started project on “Complementary and alternative Medicines use in Cancer Patients” along with the Dept. of Community Medicine on 1st June, 2012 for two years – as a Co-investigator (CI).
8. Started project on “Role of VEGF & CA 15.3 in Triple Negative Breast Cancer” at Department of Radiation and Oncology, GMCH, Chandigarh in 2010 in collaboration with Punjabi University-as a Co-investigator (CI).
9. Project on “Hospital Based Cancer Registry” at GMCH, Chandigarh in 2009 – as a Principal Investigator (PI).
10. Collaborative study with Goa University on “Chromosomal Study in CA Breast Patients” at Goa Medical College, Goa in 2004, Co-investigator (CI).
11. All India Project on “Treatment of Retinoblastoma” in Collaboration of with Dept. of Ophthalmology, GMCH, Chandigarh. Dr Awadhesh Kumar Pandey (PI).
12. Project started on “Incidental Gall Bladder Cancer” with the help of ICMR, Bengaluru from Feb, 2020 at GMCH. Dr Awadhesh Kumar Pandey (PI).
13. Multicentric Project started on “Price Regulation and Value-Based Pricing for Anti- Cancer Drugs: Implications for Patients, Industry, Insurer and Regulator” funded by Department of Health Research (DHR), approved and started in April 2020. Dr Nidhi Gupta (PI).
14. Project started on “Quality of life in Breast Cancer patients”funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST) approved and started in February 2020. Dr Nidhi Gupta (PI) ; Dr Awadhesh Kumar Pandey (Co PI).

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