The oncology center at Father Muller Medical College Hospital provides comprehensive oncological care round the clock with a human touch.

The department of Radiation Oncology is equipped with a medical linear accelerator that is capable of providing conformal radiation therapy which includes 3DCRT, IMRT and IGRT treatment. It is also equipped with a floor based ExacTrac image guidance system that helps in tumor tracking and thus capable of delivering Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT). It has FDA approved Eclipse version 13 treatment planning system that helps in creating the best possible plan to reduce toxicities to the patient.

The Brachytherapy facilities use high dose rate iridium-192 source.

All decisions regarding patient care are taken in a multidisciplinary tumor board including highly trained team of Radiation Oncologists, Medical Oncologists as well as Surgical Oncologists.

The patients are also benefited by a team consisting of dieticians, physiotherapist, speech and rehabilitation specialists, clinical psychologist and medical social worker support during treatment and on follow up.

The department is involved in community oncology work conducting weekly oncology clinics at Honnavar as well as cancer detection camps routinely. Health education is also provided to patients caregivers to assist in better post treatment rehabilitation.

The B.Sc RTT course was started in the year 2012 and has a 100% final year pass percentage year after year with the students achieving many university ranks. The department provides internship for students receiving degrees from other universities of Kerala

We are committed to our hospital motto “Heal and Comfort”.

 

Facilities available:

• Varian linear accelerator with IMRT
• Floor based IGRT,(first in India, second in Asia)
• Nucletron brachytherapy facility- HDR microselectron 18 channel
• Trained radiation oncologists, trained medical physicists and radiotherapy technologists
• External Beam radiotherapy : CLINAX DBX
• Eclipse TPS -13 version
  • Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
  • Exac Trac floor based Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)
  • 3 D conformal Radiotherapy (3DCRT )
  • 2 D Radiotherapy
  • Palliative Radiotherapy
• Brachytherapy : HDR –Eclipse V3 18 Oncentra TPS –CT/ MRI compatible
  • Interstitial brachytherapy
  • Intra luminal brachytherapy
  • Intra caviatry brachytherapy
  • Surface Mould
• Mould Room
• Advanced facilities

Infra structure in the department:

Departmental Library: Adequate

• Departmental Research Lab.
• Space - 175 sq.ft.
• Equipment: Aria version 13 , Brainlab Exac- trac image guidancesystem , Research projects utilizing Deptt research lab. Dosimetric study between IMRT and 3DCRT in esophageal cancer, feasibility of using IMRT in upper GI malignancies, assessment of setup errors to determine the planning target volume margin, adaptive radiotherapy Salivary flow and parotid dose in IMRT

Departmental Museum

• Space: 500 sq.ft.
• No. of specimens 10
• Charts/ Diagrams 10
• Departmental Space:
• OPD IPD No. of rooms
• 03 02
• Patient Exam. arrangement: Available
• Equipments: IDL Mirrors, Examination Biosafety cabinets, MupitTable, Head Mirror, Dressing, interstitial template, perineal Set, Gynae Examintion table template, breast template, BP Apparatus, Stethoscope, intraluminal brachy therapy Weighing machine, Height kit, interstitial catheters, Measuring machine fletchers suit gynaec applicatorMR compatible gynaec
• Teaching Space- Available
• Waiting area for patients- Available

Accommodation for the Therapy Department :

1	For Teletherapy	128 sq.m.
1	For Teletherapy 128	sq.m.
2	For Intracavitory	50 sq.m.
3	For Interstatial Implant	50 sq.m.
4	For Radio-Active-Material	30 sq.m.
5	For Radio-therapy Panning	30 sq.m.
6	For radio-Diagnosis section dedicated to Radiotherapy a) For simultor b) For Marker X-rays. c) For Ultrasongraphy	22 sq.m.
7	Mould Room	35 sq.m.
4	FFor Radio-Active-Material	30 sq.m.
8	Computer Room	20 sq.m.
9	Medical Physics Lab	20 sq.m.
10	Radio-Biology Lab	20 sq.m.
11	Medical Illustration and Photography	100 sq.m.
12	RDedicated O.T. (Major O.T.)	32 sq.m.
13	Minor O.T.	27 sq.m..
14	Indoor Beds	40 beds

Faculty Details:

Sl.No.	Name of the Faculty	Designation	Designation
1.	Dr. Somesh M.S.	Professor & HOD	Anatomy
2.	Dr. Varsha Shenoy	Professor	Anatomy
3.	Dr. Pallavi	Associate Professor	Anatomy
4.	Mrs. Ramya Satheesh	Assistant Professor	Anatomy
5.	Mrs. Sainu Susan Oommen	Assistant Professor	Anatomy
6.	Dr. Hemalatha Bangera	Assistant Professor	Anatomy
7.	Dr. Dane Chandy	Assistant Professor	Anatomy
8.	Dr Arun Kumar K	Assistant Professor	Biochemistry
9.	Dr Shwetha Ranjeet	Assistant Professor	Biochemistry
10.	Dr Muruga	Assistant Professor	Biochemistry
11.	Ms Claudia Johnny	Lecturer	Biochemistry
12.	Dr. Jnaneshwara P Shenoy	Professor & HOD	Physiology
13.	Dr. Anahita R Shenoy	Associate Professor	Physiology
14.	Dr. Namratha Ashwin Ullal	Assistant Professor	Physiology
15.	Dr. Pauline Anand	Assistant Professor	Physiology
16.	Dr Ashima N Amin	Associate Professor	Pathology
17.	Mr. Omkareshwar Patil	Assistant Professor	Pathology
18.	Dr. Kavitha	Assistant Professor	Microbiology
19.	Mrs. Sharonraju	Lecturer	Microbiology
20.	Dr. Donald J. Fernandes	Professor & HOD	RADIO THERAPY
21.	Dr. Y. Sanath Kumar Hegde	Professor	RADIO THERAPY
22.	Dr. Sandesh Rao B.	Associate Professor	RADIO THERAPY
23.	Dr. Krishnaraj H.K.	Assistant Professor	RADIO THERAPY
24.	Dr. Tony Jacob	Senior Resident	RADIO THERAPY
25.	Dr. Lanisha Jolitha Sequeira	Senior Resident	RADIO THERAPY
26.	Mr. Sridher C .H	Lecturer	RADIO THERAPY
27.	Ms. Amrutha Babu	Lecturer	RADIO THERAPY
28.	Ms. Anitha V R	Lecturer	RADIO THERAPY