INTRODUCTION

The Radiotherapy department was started in the year 2008 at Govt Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital, Salem. Telecobalt machine (model Theratron Phoenix) was installed in Radiotherapy department on February 2009 for the treatment of cancer patients. It has been more than 10 years since the Telecobalt machine was installed.

New Digital Teletherapy Machine (I.e) TeleCobalt Equinox 80 machine started functioning since August 2021.

Already in the state of art of highly sophisticated Linear accelerator with dual mode (Photon and Electron) and multiple energies has been sanctioned. The Linear accelerator machine provides state of art controls with modern proven technology like 3D CRT, IMRT, IGRT, IMAT, SRS & SRT with numerous time saving features. A HDR Brachytherapy machine also been sanctioned. In the sequence of that, the bunker construction for Linear Accelerator is nearing completion and Machine installation to be started as on November 2022.

Telecobalt Therapy Building

New LINAC & Brachytherapy building

Digital Telecobalt Machine

New LINAC & Brachytherapy building

FACULTIES

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY

• Dr. A. Venkatesan.,MD(RT) (I/C)
• Dr. P. Vijayaveeran., MD(RT)

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICS

• Mr. R. Nandhakumar., MSc

MEDICAL PHYSICISTS

• Mr. R. Vinothraj., MSc, (RSO)

RADIOTHERAPY TECHNOLOGISTS

• Mr. R. Madhivanan., CRA, DRTT
• Ms. N. Tamilselvi., BSC ( TNMSC )
• Mr. S. Siva., DRTT ( TNMSC )

PATIENT SERVICES

• 1. OPD (on all days except Sunday)
• 2. Radiotherapy (External Beam Radiotherapy) with Telecobalt machine
• 3. In patient services for chemotherapy
• 4. Day care chemotherapy services( Monday to Friday)
• 5. Pain & palliative care OPD
• 6. Cancer screening services
• 7. Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy given under CMCHIS.

PATIENTS TREATED

• Females - Breast, ovarian , cervix, endometrial, lung and Head & Neck cancer, GI malignancies, CML & Lymphomas
• • Males - Head & Neck, Lung, Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Prostate, CML, GI malignancies & Lymphomas

CHEMOTHERAPY

• Chemotherapy for all types of malignancies (except AML, ALL)
• TKIs
  • Geftinib for Lung ca
  • Imatinib for CML, GIST
• MAB therapy
  • Trastuzumab for Ca Breast
  • Rituximab for Non Hodgkins Lymphoma

ACADEMIC SERVICES

• DRTT course (2 year Diploma course) - yearly intake – 10 students
• Oncology classes to Nursing students (BSc & Diploma)
• Oncology training to MS General Surgery & MD OG post graduates

CME & OTHER PROGRAMMES

• Breast cancer CME in February 2019
• Cervical cancer CME in July 2019
• Breast cancer awareness rally & CME in October 2019
• Cancer awareness rally & cancer screening camp as an initiative of World cancer Day (February 4 2020)
• Breast cancer awareness programme in October 2020
• Breast cancer awareness programme in October 2021
• Breast cancer awareness CME and Breast cancer awareness programme in October 2022

Breast cancer awareness programme in October 2019

Breast cancer awareness programme in October 2020

Breast cancer awareness programme in October 2021

Breast cancer awareness programme in October 2022

DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, GMKMCH, SALEM OPD CENSUS

DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, GMKMCH, SALEM