KolkataNABH · NABL
Gariahat Rd, Dhakuria, LXXII Block A, P-4 & 5, Kolkata

About Hospital
Manipal Hospitals Dhakuria is a multispeciality hospital located on Gariahat Road in South Kolkata. The hospital provides comprehensive medical and surgical care across a wide range of specialties, with particular importance placed on cancer care and radiation oncology. Its oncology services bring together medical oncology, surgical oncology and radiation oncology for patients requiring different combinations of cancer treatment.
One of the distinctive features of the Dhakuria campus is the history of its radiation oncology service. The hospital states that its Comprehensive Cancer Centre's Radiation Oncology wing was established in 1992, making it one of the first private radiation oncology centres in Dhakuria/Kolkata.
Today, the department provides techniques including IMRT, IGRT, VMAT, SRS, SRT, SBRT and brachytherapy, supported by dedicated radiation-planning and imaging infrastructure
Specialities
Awards and Recognition
Manipal Hospitals Dhakuria is listed with NABH accreditation, demonstrating adherence to recognised Indian standards covering hospital quality, clinical processes and patient safety.
The hospital also lists NABL accreditation, supporting recognised standards for laboratory testing, technical competence and quality-control processes.
The Dhakuria Radiation Oncology department has a significant history dating to 1992. The hospital identifies it as one of the first private radiation oncology centres in the Dhakuria/Kolkata region, reflecting its long-standing role in cancer treatment.
The department has developed a broad radiation treatment programme incorporating techniques such as IMRT, IGRT, VMAT, SRS, SRT, SBRT and brachytherapy, giving appropriately selected patients access to several modern radiation approaches.
Medical Team
The Dhakuria campus features specialists across oncology, radiation medicine, surgery, cardiology, neurosciences, transplantation, and other fields. Its cancer services include medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation therapists, and support staff. The oncology department treats solid tumours and blood cancers with options like chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted or biological therapy, surgery, radiation, and supportive care. It also offers multidisciplinary tumour-board coordination for complex cases.
Infrastructure
The Dhakuria cancer centre has a dedicated radiation oncology infrastructure designed for high-precision treatment planning and delivery, including linear-accelerator-based therapies and brachytherapy.
The department uses an Elekta Infinity linear accelerator capable of delivering techniques including 3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, VMAT, SRS, SRT and electron treatments.
A Philips Big Bore Brilliance radiotherapy-planning CT system with 4-dimensional CT capability supports treatment planning for selected patients, particularly where tumour movement needs to be assessed.
The department has a Varian GammaMed high-dose-rate brachytherapy system for image-guided brachytherapy, including intracavitary and interstitial implant procedures.
IGRT combines imaging with radiation delivery to improve tumour targeting and help reduce unnecessary radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissues.
Cancer patients can receive medical, surgical and radiation oncology support within the broader multispeciality hospital, which is useful when cancer treatment is complicated by other medical conditions.
Facilities
International Patient Department
International patients can approach Manipal Hospitals Dhakuria for specialist evaluation and treatment coordination. For cancer cases, overseas patients can send previous pathology reports, biopsy results, PET-CT/CT/MRI scans, blood investigations and previous treatment records before travelling. This allows the treating specialists to review the medical history and determine which consultation or investigations may be required in Kolkata.
The hospital's multidisciplinary structure can be particularly useful for patients whose cancer treatment requires coordination between medical oncology, surgery, radiation oncology and other specialties.
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It has a long-established Radiation Oncology department dating back to 1992 and provides advanced techniques including IMRT, IGRT, VMAT, SRS, SRT, SBRT and brachytherapy.
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