Radiation oncologists' meet in Nagpur on August 15, 16

Radiation oncologists' meet in Nagpur on August 15, 16

The annual conference of Maharashtra chapter of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) will be held on August 15 and 16 in the city. Some of the well-known oncologists from the country would be faculties at the conference. Its theme will be 'The multiplex of radiation therapy modalities: Defining the role'.

The first day of the two-day conference is dedicated to late Dr JM Pinto, the senior most radiation oncologist in the state and head of the department of radiation oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and the second day to late Dr KA Dinshaw, the former director of Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai. Topics like radiation technology, E-LORA and cancer registry will be discussed. Poster session, oral presentation and quiz sessions will be arranged for the young doctors.

"Radiation therapy is one of the most important modality in cancer treatment. The branch is just over a century old but has seen development at a rapid pace," informed Dr Krishna Kamble, organizing secretary of the conference. He said this complex history, recent developments, research in progress will all be discussed by eminent people. The highlight of the conference would be discussion on indigenous technology being developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

Nationally acclaimed speakers like Dr V Kannan from Mumbai, Dr Sumit Basu from Pune, Dr BK Mohanti and Dr DN Sharma from New Delhi, Dr Debnarayan Dutta along with Dr SD Sharma and Dr AU Sonawane from BARC will be participating in the conference.