Radiation Oncology
 

Information from the various departments of North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences


Faculty Members:

Dr Dillip Kumar Parida, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

II. Short term training and continuing Medical Education:

The department organised the following Academic Activities;

  • Organized
    • Silver Jubilee ICMR Workshop on Project & Paper Writing on 4-5 April 2008.
    • Organized Guest Lecture on “Dermatology Revisited” by Prof. Kaushal K. Verma, Department of Dermatology, AIIMS and advisor to Govt. of India on 19 May 2008.
    • Organised National Seminar  in collaboration with Dept. of Atomic Energy , Mumbai Atomic Energy – improving quality of life at Robert Hospital Shillong Sept. 08.

 

  • Co-organized
    • CME on Interventional Oncology at NEIGRIHMS 14-15 March, 2008

 

III. Dr. D.K. Parida, delivered the following Guest/Invited lectures:

  • “Screening & Early Detection of Cancer, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal 17 Aug 2008.
  •  “The Role of radiation in the management of pain & palliation in Cancer patients”, 14 Sept 2008, at 18th Annual Conference of Eastern Zone of Indian Society of Anesthesia & 2nd Meghalaya Branch, Shillong.
  •  “Role of Radiation in the Management of Human Diseases” at the National Seminar on Nuclear Sciences and is applications in Various Fields” on 15-16 May 2008, at St. Mary College, Shillong
  •  “The Importance & Complications of       Blood Transfusion in Cancer patients” on the World Blood Donors Day, 14 June 2008, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong
  •  “Cancer, Early Diagnosis & Management” at the Atomic Minerals Directorate, Department of Atomic Energy, Shillong, 29 Dec 2008.

 

Mr. T. Dewan Singh presented

                        Presented  a series of invited lectures regarding  Role of Radiation Physics in Modern Health Care at Martin Luther Christian University ,  Shillong    and  Manipur University , Manipur .

 

IV. Dr.D.K.Parida attended following:

·        Executive Committee Meeting of AONEI & Guest Lecture on Advances in the management of Chemotherapy induced Nutropenia,    Guwahati, 9 Aug 2008

·        CME on “The Role of Pegfilgrastim in the Management of Chemotherapy Induced Neutropenia”, Chennai 19 Sept 2008.

·        Attended the “Pre-Annual Review Meeting Workshop & XXIV Annual Review Meeting of National Cancer Registry Programme”, 14-17 Oct 2008, Agartala.

·        Attended “XXX Annual National Conference” of Association of           Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI), Mumbai 27-30 Nov 2008

·        Attended 12th Annual Conference of Breast cancer Foundation-India            at BBCI, Guwahati, 8-9 March 2008

Mr. T. Dewan Singh attended:

Presented    “Determination of distance error and scatter correction factor used in measurement of      reference air kerma rate of high dose rate 192Ir  source ” in  International Conference on Medical Physics at Bhabha Atomic  Research Centre , Mumbai  26-29 Nov. 2008

 

VI. Publications of Dr. D.K.Parida:

  1. Jha P, Jacob B, Gajalaxmi V, Gupta PC, Dhingra N, Kumar R, Sinha DN, Dikshit RP, Parida DK, Kamadod R, Boreham J. A Nationally Representative Case control study of Smoking and Death in India.  NEJM 2008:358; 1137-1147
  2. Parida DK, Verma KK, Rath GK. Total skin electron irradiation treatment for mycosis fungoides with a new alternate daily treatment schedule to minimize radiation-associated toxicity: a preliminary experience. Clin Exp Dermatol 2009:34; e37-e39

 

VII. Other Academic Activities:

Dr. D.K.Parida

·        Reviewer of American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

·        Continued to be a Clinical Collaborator with Department of Bichemistry, NEHU for sequencing and isolating cancer onco-genes like p-53, BRCA1, BRCA2 etc

·        Teaching B.Sc Nursing students, Conducted many Bed Side Clinics for residents & nurses & presented Seminars

 

Mr. T. Dewan Singh was associated with following activities:

  1. Invited External Expert for evaluation and Assessment of BMIT students of Martin Luther Christian University , Shillong
  2. Monitoring of CT –units and X- ray units including installation and quality assurance test.

 

  1. Installation of MRI and Mammography units

 

  1. Calculation of thickness of lead sheet/glass of doors and windows of CT –units and X-ray – units.

 

  1. Survey of radiation level in and outside the CT-units and X-ray – units.

 

  1. Monitoring of TLD badges of doctors, radiographers, dark room assistants and attendants posted in the Dept. of Radiodiagnosis and Dept. of Cardiology and sending it to Ultra Tech Company for evaluation.

 

  1. Supervising the works of radiographers and dark room assistants.

 

Medical Training:

            Dr. D.K.Parida imparted training to the Staff Nurses & Nursing students          regarding safe Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs”

    

Mr.T. Dewan Singh, trained the students of Martin Luther Christian University ,           Shillong  for operation of radiation equipments and basic        principles of radiation safety and Teaching paramedical staffs and resident doctors of Oncology Dept., Radio-diagnosis Dept. and Cardiology Dept.

 

VIII. REsearch

Dr. D.K.Parida:

  1. Principal Investigator, Verbal Autopsy Project. This is a Task Force Project in collaboration with Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR), University of Toronto, Canada and Registrar General of India to ascertain causes of death in India.
  2. Principal Investigator “Development of Cancer Atlas Project for North East Region” for the state of Meghalaya.

 

Mr. T. Dewan Singh

  1. Radiation and its impact on man and   environment ” in collaboration with Department of Physics, NEHU

 

  1. Back ground radiation level in and  around the radiation rooms in    NEIGRIHMS

IX. PATIENT CARE:

 

A. DEPARTMENTAL STATISTICS (April 08- March 09)

        i) Total number of cases offered OPD consultation          : 852

       ii) Total number of chemotherapy cycles offered as the inpatient service:  1012

        iii) Total number of inter departmental consultation attended & offered  :    87

         iii) Total number of chemotherapeutic agents administered: 810

         iv) Total number of minor procedures performed  : 147

         iv) Total number of deaths   : 29

 

B. COMMUNITY SERVICE:

  • Delivered a Talk show on “How to face Cancer Bravely” on Radio Oolala, Shillong, 28 Dec 2008.
  • Participated in the LIVE Phone-in Programme of AIR, Shillong “Doctorse Miliye” on Cancer Awareness on 23 May 2008           

 

X. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Member of expert Committee/Body
  1. Nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, NEHU.as
    1. Member, Board of Undergraduate Studies in B.Sc. Nursing, North Eastern Hill University
    2. Member of the Institutional Ethics Committee
  2. Nominated Executive Member, Association of Oncologists of North East India
  3. Nominated as Executive Member, North East Chapter, Association of Radiation Oncologists of India
  4. Nominated  by The Director, NEIGRIHMS as :

·        Expert, for the selection of SRD & JRD for the Department of Oncology

·        Member, Technical evaluation committee for procurement of equipment of ENT department

·        Member Hospital Management Committee

·        Library Committee

·        Hindi Committee

 

Mr. Dewan Singh

o       Nominated as Regional Chairman of Study Forum for Advanced  Technology , NE India by Department of Atomic Energy , Govt. of India

o       Life  member of Association of Medical Physicists of India (  

AMPI )

o       Nominated executive member of  Indian Society for Radiation    

Physics ( ISRP )  , Bhabha Atomic Research Center , Mumbai

XI. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:

            In spite of constraints of not having Radio therapy Equipment, the         Department is continued to render service to the needy cancer patients in      form of Chemo therapy and Pain Management.

 

Staff Residence & Contact Phone Numbers

Name

Department

Mobile

Residence/E-mail

Dr Dillip Kumar Parida     Assistant Professor of
Radiation Oncology

0364-2590623

 

E-mail :dkparida[at]hotmail[dot]com

 

Activities by the Medical Physicist During 2008-2009

                        I .General Activities

1.   Supervising radiation related works   and sending its report to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) , Govt. of India .

2.   Monitoring of TLD badges of  doctors and other radiation workers posted in the Dept. of Radiodiagnosis , Cardiology and other departments handling radiation sources.

3.  Monitoring of CT –units and X- ray units .

4.  Installation of radiation equipments and conducting their  quality assurance test.

5.  Survey of radiation level in and outside the radiation rooms.

6.  Registration of fixed radiation rooms to Atomic energy Regulatory  

     Board , Govt. of India .

        II.   Teaching

          Teaching nursing students of College of Nursing , NEIGRIHMS , paramedical staffs  and resident doctors of Oncology Dept., Radiodiagnosis Dept. and Cardiology Dept.

       III.  Training Imparted training to

A.  the students of Martin Luther Christian University for Operation of   

      Radiation Equipments.

B. the Staff Nurses       posted in the Dept. of Radiology and Cardiology  

     regarding Principles of Radiobiology

       IV. Invited lecture series

          Presented  a series of invited lectures regarding  Role of Radiation   

            Physics in Modern Health Care at Martin Luther Christian University ,  

            Shillong    and  Manipur University , Manipur .

      V. Organiser

Organised National Seminar  in collaboration with Dept. of Atomic Energy , Mumbai Atomic Energy – improving quality of life at Robert Hospital Shillong Sept. 08. 

Organised Guest Lecture  in collaboration with Dept. of Atomic Energy on Radioimuno Assay – a noble diagnostic technique in Medicine at MLCU , Shillong June 12, 2009

      VI. Conference  attended 

Presented    “Determination of distance error and scatter correction factor used in measurement of      reference air kerma rate of high dose rate 192Ir  source ” in  International Conference on Medical Physics at Bhabha Atomic  Research Centre , Mumbai  26-29 Nov. 2008

           

VI.            Research Activities

Undergoing research work on

A. “ Radiation and its impact on man and  

     environment ”

 

B. “ Back ground radiation level in and  around the radiation rooms   

       in    NEIGRIHMS ”

VIII. Invited External Expert for evaluation and Assessment of BMIT students of Martin Luther Christian University , Shillong

 

IX. Administrative Responsibilities

 

1.  Nominated as Regional Chairman of Study Forum for Advanced  

     Technology , NE India by Department of Atomic Energy , Govt. of India

 

2.    Life  member of Association of Medical Physicists of India (   

       AMPI )

 

3.    Nominated executive member of  Indian Society for Radiation     

       Physics ( ISRP )  , Bhabha atomic Research center , Mumbai