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Dr Shanu Jain

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Dr Shanu Jain

Senior Consultant - Radiation Oncology

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Dr. Shanu Jain is one of the best radiation oncologists in Nagpur, with over 12 years of experience in cancer care. She completed her MBBS from Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, and DNB in Radiation Oncology from Yashoda Cancer Institute, Hyderabad. She subsequently completed senior residency at two of India’s leading institutions, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, and Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Mumbai, followed by a Clinical Research Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology at TMH, Mumbai.

Dr. Jain has extensive experience in advanced radiation oncology, including 3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT and VMAT (Rapid Arc), as well as high-precision techniques such as SRS, SBRT, breath-hold and gated radiation therapy. Her expertise encompasses a wide range of malignancies, including head and neck, breast, thoracic, gastrointestinal, gynaecological, genitourinary and CNS cancers, among others. She is also skilled in intracavitary, interstitial and intraluminal brachytherapy.

Her special interests include gastrointestinal cancers, high-precision radiotherapy, palliative care and holistic cancer care, with a strong focus on evidence-based treatment and preserving patients' quality of life.

An active contributor to oncology research and academia, Dr. Jain has presented her work at prestigious national and international forums including ASCO and ASTRO and has authored and co-authored publications in peer-reviewed oncology journals. Her research interests include advanced radiotherapy techniques and treatment approaches for gastrointestinal and other malignancies.

Dr. Jain is committed to delivering precise, compassionate and patient-centric cancer care, combining technological expertise with a holistic approach to treatment.

12 Years

  • Senior Consultant – Radiation Oncology, HCG Cancer Care Centre, Nagpur, June 2023 – Present
  • Assistant Professor, Government Medical College (GMC), Nagpur, February 2023 – May 2023
  • Consultant - Radiation Oncology, Shalby Multispecialty Hospital, Indore, March 2021 – December 2022
  • Consultant - Radiation Oncology, Alexis Multispeciality Hospital, Nagpur, January 2018 – February 2021
  • Clinical Research Fellow, Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, August 2016 – August 2017
  • Senior Registrar - Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, January 2015 – July 2016
  • Senior Registrar - Radiation Oncology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, July 2014 – December 2014
  • MBBS, MUHS Nashik, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College/Mayo Hospital, Nagpur - 2007
  • Internship, MUHS Nashik, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College/Mayo Hospital, Nagpur - 2009
  • DNB - Radiation Oncology, Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital, Hyderabad - 2013
  • Respiratory Gating, Breathhold Treatment Delivery Techniques (DIBH, DEBH)
  • 3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, VMAT, Respiratory Gating, Breathhold Treatment Delivery Techniques (DIBH, DEBH)
  • High-Precision Radiation Techniques – SRS (including CyberKnife), SBRT
  • Malignant and Benign Tumors
  • Head & Neck, GI, Breast, CNS, Thoracic & Pelvic Cancers
  • Brachytherapy – Intracavitary, Interstitial & Intraluminal
  • Re-irradiation & Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
  • Palliative Cancer Care
  • Jain S, Engineer R, Ostwal V, et al. Addition of short course radiotherapy in newly diagnosed locally advanced rectal cancers with distant metastasis. Asia-Pac J Clin Oncol. 2020;1–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13305.
  • First clinical report of helical tomotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost for synchronous bilateral breast cancer. Tabassum Wadasadawala, Shanu Jain, Siji Paulet al. The British Journal of Radiology 2017 90:1077.
  • Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Versus Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in Pelvic Malignancies: A Dosimetric Analysis; S. Jain, M. Babaiah, P. Mohanty, A. Mirza, and K. Ramalingam; Poster presentation ASTRO 2013, Abstract published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol 87, Issue 2, supplement page no. 752.
  • Ostwal V et al. Systemic chemotherapy and short-course radiation in metastatic rectal cancers: A feasible paradigm in unresectable and potentially resectable cancers. South Asian J Cancer 2019;8:92–7.
  • Joshi AM, Mehta SA, Tandiya P, Sonwani V, Pervez S, Jain S, Singh R, Wadhwani S. Effect of music therapy and relaxation visualization intervention on mask anxiety in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy—a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Sep 8;33(10):839. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09901-z. PMID: 40921828.

MMC: 2018/12/6132, MCI: 09-34528