Dr. Upasna Saxena

Introduction

Expertise

• Dr Upasna has been in the field of oncology for more than 14 years with vast experience in multiple radiotherapy techniques, namely 3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, VMAT, stereotaxy( SRS, SBRT) deep inspiration breath hold, respiratory gating and brachytherapy.
• She has a special interest in PET and MRI based planning, image guided brachytherapy and adaptive radiotherapy.
• She works with intent of curative treatment and the best possible quality of life post treatment for the patients.

Recognition

• Dr Upasna has received Multiple awards for orations and presentations in multiple national conferences.
• She has received the award for "outstanding performance" as the best resident in 2013 in Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital.
• “Most published doctor” in 2015 in Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital.
• She is a member of AROI (Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) and ICRO (Indian College of Radiation Oncology)
• She has been faculty in multiple national conferences
• She has presented her work in national and international

Publications

• Prospective study of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy using intensity-modulated radiotherapy and 5 fluorouracil for locally advanced rectal cancer - toxicities and response assessment. Cancer Manag Res. 2018 Mar 19;10:519- 526.
• Dosimeteric influence of photon beam energy and number of arcs on volumetric modulated arc therapy in carcinoma cervix : A planning study. Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy 2017; 22(1):1-9
• Resurrection of whole liver radiotherapy-A case report. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst. 2017 Jun;29(2):105-108.
• Dosimetric impact of setup errors in head and neck cancer patients treated by image-guided radiotherapy. J Med Phys. 2016 Apr-Jun;41(2):144-8.
• Is volumetric modulated arc therapy (RapidArc) better than intensity-modulated radiotherapy for gynaecological malignancies? A dosimetric comparison. J Cancer Res Ther. 2014 Oct-Dec;10(4):883-8.
• Chloroma (granulocytic sarcoma) : an unusual case of shoulder pain in CML- a diagnostic dilemma. Journal of orthopaedics and allied sciences. 2014 :20-23

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