Dr. Rimpa Basu Achari, has been trained in radiation oncology from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute Of Medical Sciences, (SGPGI) Lucknow. She completed her MD in 2001 and was working as Senior Registrar in SGPGI, Lucknow till 2003.She then worked in Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai under Dr. Ketayun Dinshaw till 2007. She is currently working in RUBY HALL, PUNE as a Radiation oncologist. She is the only radiation oncologist in Pune to have experience in image guided radiotherapy and brachytherapy.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
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Worked extensively on the treatment policies, radiation therapy planning of all malignancies.
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Worked with equipments as: conventional simulator, CT simulator, Three dimensional treatment planning systems for radiation planning.
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With high energy linear accelerators and electron delivery systems, functioning cobalt units
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Trained for delivery of 3D Conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), Intensity modulated radiotherapy ( IMRT), Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) and Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
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Experienced for the delivery of large field radiation therapy including total body radiation therapy for allogenic BMT, Hemi body treatments for palliation of bone metastases.
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Treatment verification and special checks for delivery of high
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Precision radiotherapy via VARIS systems
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Presently working with Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) on Siemens unit
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Brachytherapy for carcinoma cervix, esophagus, breast, soft tissue sarcomas and accessible head and neck sites.
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Sequencing of radiation therapy with chemotherapy in an adjuvant, neoadjuvant and concurrent setting for all kinds of malignancies.
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Well oriented with chemotherapy regimens for management of lymphomas leukemias and solid tumours and central nervous system malignancies
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
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Distinctions in Anatomy, Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology
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Best Paper Award in Radiation Oncology: AROI 1999
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Best Paper Award in Radiation Oncology: UP Ch AROI 2001
PUBLICATIONS (As per appendix I)
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Nine indexed national and international publications pertaining largely to brachytherapy in carcinoma cervix and chemotherapy in carcinoma breast.
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Neumerous reports and proceedings in international meetings.
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