Radiation Oncology Principles, Precepts and Practice: Volume I Technical Aspects

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Dr. Anusheel Munshi (M.D. D.N.B.) is the head of radiation oncology at Manipal Hospital New Delhi India with more than 25 yrs. of experience in Radiation Oncology. He has worked at premier institutes across the country including at the  Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh India. Dr. Munshi has published more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and many of these are extensively cited. In addition he has authored several chapters in various books and has conducted trials including investigator-initiated trials. His areas of interest are  breast brain and lung cancers. He is reviewer for multiple journals and member of several prestigious oncology societies. Dr. Tharmarnadar Ganesh (Ph.D. DABR) completed his post-graduation in medical physics from Cancer Institute Chennai India; certified by the American Board of Radiology in therapeutic medical physics; worked at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Dr. Ganesh is currently working as the chief medical physicist at Manipal Hospitals New Delhi India. He has published many papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and several chapters in various books. Dr. Ganesh is also the associate editor for the Journal of Medical Physics. Dr. Biplab Sarkar (Dip. R.P. Ph.D.) completed a diploma in radiological physics from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai India; completed a Ph.D. from GLA University Mathura India; worked at institutions including RST Regional Cancer Centre Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Kochi AMRI Hospitals Kolkata Fortis Memorial Research Institute Gurgaon and Manipal Hospitals New Delhi. Dr. Sarkar is currently working as the chief medical physicist at Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals Kolkata and pursuing D.Sc. from GLA University Mathura India. He has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and has a patent to his name. Dr. Sarkar is a reviewer of many journals and an active member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.   Dr. Atul Sharma (M.D. D.M.) completed his MBBS and MD in general medicine from Dr. S N Medical College Rajasthan India; worked at the Cancer Care Manitoba University of Manitoba Canada and as an associate professor and a brief observership at Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto Canada. Dr. Sharma is currently working as Vice Chairman Medical Oncology Max Superspeciality Hospital New Delhi. He was earlier the  professor and head of the academic department of medical oncology BRA-IRCH and National Cancer Institute All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi India. He has published over 200 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and several book chapters. Dr. Sharmas areas of interest include lymphomas acute leukemia head and neck and gastrointestinal cancer and blood and marrow transplantation. Dr. Indranil Mallick (M.D.) completed a residency at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh India; specialist training from Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai India; clinical fellowship from the Princess Margaret Hospital University of Toronto Canada. Currently he is a senior radiation oncologist at Tata Medical Center Kolkata India. Dr. Mallick specializes in the treatment of head and neck genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers. His areas of interest include image-guided radiation therapy and its implementation in clinical workflows. Dr. Mallick has published several papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and holds several grants and awards for the development of e-learning in oncology. Dr. Manur Gururajachar Janaki (M.D.) is a professor of radiation oncology at Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore. She received her MD from Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology and DNB in the year 1993. Between 1993 and 1995 she worked at Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai and between 1995 and 1997 at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology. Since 1997 she is attached to Ramaiah Medical College. She has served as the Head of the Department for 10 years and guided nearly 30 students so far. She is also a member of Medical Education unit of the college. She has authored 35 articles in various journals and written two book chapters. Dr. Janaki has served as a peer reviewer for various journals such as Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics and Clinical Oncology. Dr. Bidhu K. Mohanti (M.D.) completed his residency in radiotherapy at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh India; worked as Assistant Professor at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology Bangalore and as Professor in Radiation Oncology at AIIMS New Delhi in academic clinical and research areas for 30 years. Currently Dr. Mohanti is working as Director-Academic and Head of Radiation Oncology Bagchi Sri Shankara Cancer Centre & Research Institute Bhubaneswar India. His areas of interest include the development of cancer facilities in private organizations. Dr. Mohanti has also been a part of the government assignment to set up the National Oncology Center at Royal Hospital Muscat Oman; and an expert under the IAEA Vienna and European Commission Brussels Europe. He has published more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals several chapters in various books and authored a few books including a memoir.