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 the Radiotherapy department in 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.
A state of the art, 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 has also been sanctioned. In sequence, the bunker construction for the Linear Accelerator is nearing completion and machine installation is expected to begin from November 2022.
Admin
a) Assistant Professors in Radiation Oncology
| S.No | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. A. Venkatesan, MD (RT) | Assistant Professor (I/C) |
| 2 | Dr. P. Vijayaveeran, MD (RT) | Assistant Professor |
Radiological Physics & Paramedical Staff
| S.No | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. R. Nandhakumar, MSc | Assistant Professor, Radiological Physics |
| 2 | Mr. R. Vinothraj, MSc (RSO) | Medical Physicist |
| 3 | Mr. R. Madhivanan, CRA, DRTT | Radiotherapy Technologist |
| 4 | Ms. N. Tamilselvi, BSc (TNMSC) | Radiotherapy Technologist |
| 5 | Mr. S. Siva, DRTT (TNMSC) | Radiotherapy Technologist |
Services Provided / Facilities Available
a) Patient Services
- OPD (on all days except Sunday)
- Radiotherapy (External Beam Radiotherapy) with Telecobalt machine
- In-patient services for chemotherapy
- Day care chemotherapy services (Monday to Friday)
- Pain & palliative care OPD
- Cancer screening services
- Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy given under CMCHIS
b) 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
c) Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy for all types of malignancies (except AML, ALL)
- TKIs — Gefitinib for Lung Ca; Imatinib for CML, GIST
- MAB Therapy — Trastuzumab for Ca Breast; Rituximab for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Academic Services
- DRTT course (2 year Diploma course) — yearly intake of 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 (4th February 2020)
- Breast cancer awareness programme in October 2020
- Breast cancer awareness programme in October 2021
- Breast cancer awareness CME and awareness programme in October 2022
Breast Cancer Awareness Programme — October 2019
Breast Cancer Awareness Programme — October 2020
Breast Cancer Awareness Programme — October 2021
Breast Cancer Awareness Programme — October 2022
Census
Department of Radiation Oncology, GMKMCH Salem — OPD Census
| Years | New Cases | Old Cases | Grand Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||
| 2014 | 400 | 520 | 920 | 4224 | 9591 | 13815 | 14735 |
| 2015 | 344 | 424 | 768 | 4718 | 8967 | 13685 | 14453 |
| 2016 | 363 | 430 | 793 | 5665 | 9438 | 15113 | 15906 |
| 2017 | 435 | 536 | 971 | 5784 | 10823 | 16607 | 17578 |
| 2018 | 533 | 708 | 1241 | 6794 | 12734 | 19528 | 20769 |
| 2019 | 536 | 762 | 1298 | 6996 | 14689 | 21685 | 22983 |
| 2020 | 613 | 763 | 1376 | 5636 | 11172 | 16808 | 18184 |
| 2021 | 637 | 903 | 1540 | 5150 | 12315 | 17465 | 19005 |
| Jan 2022 – Oct 2022 | 343 | 926 | 1569 | 7411 | 16504 | 23915 | 25484 |
Department of Radiation Oncology, GMKMCH Salem — Radiotherapy & Chemotherapy Census
| Radiotherapy Census | Chemotherapy Census | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Male | Female | Total | Years | Male | Female | Total |
| 2014 | 162 | 247 | 409 | 2014 | 152 | 299 | 451 |
| 2015 | 151 | 159 | 310 | 2015 | 129 | 291 | 420 |
| 2016 | 135 | 158 | 293 | 2016 | 294 | 413 | 707 |
| 2017 | 154 | 193 | 347 | 2017 | 463 | 654 | 1117 |
| 2018 | 142 | 210 | 352 | 2018 | 456 | 951 | 1407 |
| 2019 | 161 | 198 | 359 | 2019 | 959 | 1579 | 2538 |
| Jan – Aug 2020 | 61 | 105 | 166 | 2020 | 765 | 1279 | 2044 |
| Aug – Dec 2021 | 52 | 96 | 148 | 2021 | 1104 | 2167 | 3271 |
| Jan – Oct 2022 | 141 | 261 | 402 | Jan – Oct 2022 | 1306 | 2277 | 3583 |