Sushmita  Ghoshal,                               M.D., D.N.B. 
                               
                              Assistant Professor  
                           
                         
                                  
         
                                                    
                                                    
                            Postgraduate Institute of  Medical Education & Research 
                           
                                                                              
                            Department of Radiotherapy 
                           
                                                                              
                            Sector-12 
                           
                                                    
                            Chandigarh - 160 012                                 
                           
                          						  
                                                            
                           
                                                    
                            E-mail: chakrab@sancharnet.in 
                           
                                                                              
                            Phone: +91-172-2756394 
                           
                          
                               
                           
                          
                            URL:   http://pgimer.nic.in/code/cancare.htm  
                           
                          
                          						  
                              
                           
						  
	                             
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                                  Position  
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                                  Assistant Professor  
                                  Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 
                                  
								  1994-Present 
                                 
                                                                
                                  Visiting Faculty  
                                  Leeds University, UK 
                                  
								  1993 
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                                              
                            Area of Specialization:  
                           
                          
                          
                          
  
     
    Radiotherapy 
   
    
                          
                        
                           
                           
                         
                         
                                                    
                                                    
                          
                             
                           
                                                    
                             Research Summary:  
                           
                                                    
                            
                                                                
                                   
                                  Head and  Neck malignancies 
                                 
                                                                
                                   
                                  Palliative care 
                                 
                                                            
 
                           
                          
                              
                           
                                                    
                            Publications:  
                           
                          
                            
	
		
			
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				Ghoshal, S. , Chakraborty, S., Moudgil, N., Kaur, M. and Patel, F. D.  Quad shot: a short but effective schedule for palliative radiation for head and neck carcinoma. Indian journal of palliative care . 2009. 15, 137-140. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Patil, V. M., Oinam, A. S., Chakraborty, S., Ghoshal, S.  and Sharma, S. C.  Shielding in whole brain irradiation in the multileaf collimator era: dosimetric evaluation of coverage using SFOP guidelines against in-house guidelines. Journal of cancer research and therapeutics . 2010. 6, 152-158. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Chakraborty, S., Ghoshal, S. , Patil, V. M., Oinam, A. S. and Sharma, S. C.  Conformal Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Advanced Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma with Intracranial Extension: An Institutional Experience. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics . 2010.. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Kumar, S., Gupta, A. K., Yadav, B. S. and Ghoshal, S.   Primary sinonasal malignant melanoma: a clinicopathologic and prognostic study. Ear, nose, & throat journal . 2009. 88, 1269-1272. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Chakraborty, S., Ghoshal, S. , Patil, V. M., Oinam, A. S. and Sharma, S. C.  Preliminary results of SIB-IMRT in head and neck cancers: report from a regional cancer center in northern India. Journal of cancer research and therapeutics . 2009. 5, 165-172. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Keepanasseril, A., Suri, V., Gupta, N. and Ghoshal, S.   Transitional cell carcinoma of the ovary: unusual presentation as metastatic cervical lymph node. The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research . 2008. 34, 696-698. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Yadav, B. S., Sharma, S. C., Patel, F. D., Ghoshal, S. , Kapoor, R. and Kumar, R.  Nonbreast second malignancies after treatment of primary breast cancer. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics . 2009. 73, 1489-1492. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Rai, B., Ghoshal, S.  and Sharma, S. C.  Breast cancer in males: a PGIMER experience. Journal of cancer research and therapeutics . 2005. 1, 31-33. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Saibishkumar, E. P., Patel, F. D., Sharma, S. C., Karunanidhi, G., Ghoshal, S. , Kumar, V. and Kapoor, R.  Prognostic value of response to external radiation in stage IIIB cancer cervix in predicting clinical outcomes: a retrospective analysis of 556 patients from Radiotherapy and oncology . 2006. 79, 142-146. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Ghoshal, S. , Mallick, I., Panda, N. and Sharma, S. C.  Carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: analysis of clinical presentation, outcome and prognostic factors. Oral oncology . 2006. 42, 533-539. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Saibishkumar, E. P., Patel, F. D., Ghoshal, S., Kumar, V., Karunanidhi, G. and Sharma, S. C.  Results of salvage radiotherapy after inadequate surgery in invasive cervical carcinoma patients: a retrospective analysis. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics . 2005. 63, 828-833. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Mohanty, S. K., Dey, P., Ghoshal, S.  and Saikia, U. N.  Cytologic features of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Diagnostic cytopathology . 2002. 27, 340-342. [PubMed]  
		 
		
			
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				Ghoshal, S. , Dey, P., Saikia, U. N. and Sharma, S. C.  Prognostic value of p53 overexpression in head and neck carcinomas: a pilot study. Analytical and quantitative cytology and histology / the International Academy of . 2002. 24, 254-256. [PubMed]  
		 
	 
	 
  
                           
                         
                                                
 
                      
                          
                            
                                                                 
                                   
                             
                            
                                
                             
                            
                              
                                  
                                     
                                   
                                  
                                                                            
                                        
                                                                                    
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                                            M.D.                                                    				
				 
                                                    Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India                                                                        
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Member 
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            International Academy of Oral Oncology                
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Executive member, Indian Association of Palliative Care                  
 
                                           
                                                                                    
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                                            Ex-joint secretary, Association of Radiation Oncologists of India