SSGH Radiation Safety Officer Kruti Haraniya secured 9th rank worldwide in Premier Hypo fractionated Radiotherapy

Kruti Haraniya from Department of Radiation Oncology, SSG Hospital secured 9th rank worldwide in Premier Hypo fractionated Radiotherapy planning competition for the Ca prostate cancer treatment. Hypo fractionated treatment planning is one of the most advanced protocols which is being currently follow worldwide. More than 8000 participants selected for the competition. She was the youngest candidate who secured a place in the Top 10 planners worldwide.

The 2022 Premier Hypo fractionated Radiotherapy Education Course and Planning Event was organized by Global Health Catalyst and Radiation Knowledge. She is currently working as a Radiation safety Officer (RSO) cum senior medical physicist at department of Radiation Oncology in Sir Sayajirao General Hospital (SSGH), Vadodara.

She have been working since last 3 years and installed and commissioned three newly advanced radiotherapy machines which are the Linear accelerator, Brachytherapy and ct simulator in 2020 for the advance radiotherapy treatment for the cancer patients. Currently she is handling all types of treatment planning of the cancer patients, Radiation safety of Oncologists and other radiation professionals, Dosimetry & monitoring the accurate simulation and treatment of the patients. Also currently working as a faculty member and part of the patient treatment advancement in the department.

For this achievement she said, less people comes in the field of medical physics and for her it’s a big achievement as working in a government hospital now they can deliver quality treatment to patient after planning. They can also follow International Protocol directly into the treatment and improvement of facilities inside the SSG hospital. It is to be mentioned here that last year she was in top 5 planners for the Ca. Breast cancer treatment planning competition among the SAARC countries.