Department of Radiation Oncology

KMC , Manipal

Health Sciences

Established in 1974, the Department of Radiation Oncology at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal was the second center in Karnataka to offer dedicated treatment facilities for oncology, and one of the earliest centers in the state to acquire a Linear accelerator and among the earliest in the country to implement High Dose Rate brachytherapy. Treating more than a thousand patients each year, the department integrates advanced teletherapy and brachytherapy services—ranging from conventional and 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy to VMAT, Stereotaxic radiotherapy, IGRT, and 3D Image Guided brachytherapy—along with a well-established postgraduate program in Radiation Oncology (MDRT) since 1976, working in close collaboration with Medical and Surgical Oncology and Palliative Medicine to provide a rich academic and clinical experience.

Highlights

Equipped with teletherapy equipment capable of delivering treatment techniques ranging from conventional and 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy to highly complex techniques such as Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and Stereotaxic radiotherapy, with facility for respiratory gating and image guidance (IGRT).

Well-established postgraduate program in Radiation Oncology (MDRT) since 1976, with alumni spread across the globe and an intake of three residents each year.

Works in close collaboration with other disciplines, including Medical and Surgical Oncology and Palliative Medicine, providing a rich academic and clinical experience for students interested in Oncology.

Has a High-dose-rate brachytherapy machine and routinely delivers 3D Image Guided brachytherapy

Programs

Offered

Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Radiation Oncology

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Fellowship in Advanced Radiation Oncology Techniques

Fellowship in Neuro Radiation Oncology

Fellowship in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) in Thoracic Gastrointestinal Oncology

Research Statistics

222

Publication

Ph.D Awarded

Patents/Copyrights

78L

Grants Sanctioned

Services

Offered

Teletherapy Facilities

The department is equipped with a Versa HD linear accelerator (Elekta Inc.), capable of delivering treatments ranging from simple to very complex techniques including stereotaxy. Routine techniques include basic radiotherapy (manual planning, simulator-based planning, electron beam radiotherapy planning, and 3D-Conformal radiotherapy) and advanced external beam radiotherapy such as Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) with Image Guidance (IGRT), used for nearly all head and neck cancers and selected pelvic and abdomino-thoracic tumors. The department also delivers stereotactic radiation (SRS and SBRT) for brain, liver, selected gastrointestinal, and metastatic tumors, along with advanced patient immobilization techniques including Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold (DIBH), Deep Expiratory Breath Hold (DEBH), and non-invasive frame based cranial stereotaxy for high-precision treatments.