Shambhavi

Assistant Professor-Senior scale

Qualification: M.Sc. (MRP)

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Shambhavi is Assistant Professor-senior scale in Medical Radiation Physics Programme at MCHP, Manipal.

    She is:

    • Course Coordinator for third-year UG course.
    • Involved in the activities related to course curriculum & academic activities.
    • Teaching undergraduate and Postgraduate.
    • Medical physicist in department of Radiotherapy and Oncology.      
    • Website and Student affairs coordinator of the department.                                      

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Radiation Physics, Radiation Quantities & Units 2nd Semester M.Sc. MRP
Radiation Quantities & Detection 2nd Semester B.Sc.RTT
Radiation Protection, Standards and Regulations 5th Semester B.Sc.RTT
Practical and Viva-I Radiotherapy Practice 5th Semester B.Sc.RTT
Practical and Viva-II Radiotherapy Practice 6th Semester B.Sc.RTT

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
B.Sc. PCM Mangalore University 2005
M.Sc. Medical Radiation Physics School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal 2007

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Kasturba Medical College Lecturer Teaching and Clinical Jan 2009 –Apr 2010
Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Assistant Professor Teaching & Clinical Nov 2016 - Apr 2021
Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Assistant Professor- Senior Scale Teaching & Clinical Apr 2021 - till date

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Radiation Dosimetry, Quality Assurance Programs of Radiotherapy equipments, Radiation Safety & Patient specific QA.

Area of Expertise

Treatment Planning In Radiotherapy, Dosimetry in Radiological Physics.

Area of Research

Treatment Planning in Radiotherapy, Quality Assurance Programs of Radiotherapy equipment.

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Professional Affiliations:

  • Certified Radiological Safety Officer RSO(M) by RP&AD, Baba Atomic Research Centre.
  • Life Member of Association of Medical Physicists of India.
  • Atomic Energy Regulatory Board recognized Radiation Professional.

Work Experience

Organisation Role Tenure
Mangalore Institute of Oncology Medical Physicist Dec 2012- Nov 2016

A Dosimetric Comparison of Double Arc Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy with Large Field Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer.

November 2015 Treatment Planning Jayapalan Krishnan Suresh Rao Sanath Hegde Jayarama Shetty

URL: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=61211

Evaluating the setup uncertainties by different registration methods in 3dcrt ca breast patients using onboard cone beam CT

Nov-2019 Treatment planning Sarath S Nair Dr. Krishna Sharan Jyothi Dr. Meena Devi Sajeesh S Nair

Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development

Validation of Motorized Wedge Effective Isodose Angle with a 2D Array Detector

Nov-2020 Radiation Dosimetry Gamith Jaimin Srinidhi G Chandraguthi Dr.Krishna Sharan Shree Kripa Jyothi Sarath S Nair Rechal Nisha D'Souza

Iranian Journal of Medical Physics

Analyzing the Positional uncertainties in 3dcrt ca breast patients with free breathing and Active breath coordinator gating immobilization devices

June 2020 Treatment Technique Sarath S Nair Dr. Meena Devi Dr. Krishna Sharan Jyothi Sajeesh S Nair

Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development

Comparitive study of 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy(3DCRT) and Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy(IMRT) for mid third esophagus cancer.

2017 EBRT Treatment plannig Susmi Veliyath

A dosimetric evaluation of volume based HDR intracavitory Brachytherapy and comparison with point 'A'' Prescription

2018 Brachytherapy Treatment Planning Keerthi Ganesh

Comparison of single energy and energy combination volumetric modulated arc therapy for sparing bone marrow in cervical cancer.

2020 EBRT treatment planning Nameer P V