Research publications

• MemU-Net: A new volumetric dose prediction model using deep learning techniques in radiation treatment planning Lekshmy P. Chandran, Abdul Nazeer K.A., Niyas Puzhakkal , Dinesh Makuny https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2023.104940
• Hypofractionated radiation therapy comparing a standard radiotherapy schedule (over 3 weeks) with a novel 1-week schedule in adjuvant breast cancer: an open-label randomized controlled study (HYPORT-Adjuvant)—study protocol for a multicentre, randomized phase III trial Sanjoy Chatterjee, Santam Chakraborty, HYPORT Adjuvant Author GroupTrials. 2020; 21: 819. Published online 2020 Sep 30. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020- 04751-y
• Validation of Dolphin dosimetry in three dimensional patient- specific quality assurance programme Niyas Puzhakkal, Abdullah Kallikuzhiyil Kochunny, Dinesh Makuny,Arun Krishnan M.P, Ranjith C. Poyil,Vysakh RaveendranDOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2019.07.006 Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2019;24(5):481-490.
• A dosimetric analysis of cardiac dose with or without active breath coordinatormoderate deep inspiratory breath hold in left sided breast cancer radiotherapy. Kunheri Beena, Kotne S, Nair SS, Makuny D Journal of cancer research and therapeutics. 2017 Jan 1;13(1):56.
• A comparative study of set up variations and bowel volumes in supine versus prone positions of patients treated with external beam radiation for carcinoma rectum. J Can Res Ther 2014; 10:937-41 .Rajeev.K.R, Menon SS, Beena Kunheri, Holla.R, M.Dinesh
• Preoperative long course chemoradiation for localized rectal cancer: A retrospective comparison of response and outcome between 5fluorouracil/leucovorin versus capecitabine. Kunheri Beena, Gurram B, Madhavan Ram, Makuny Dinesh Indian J Cancer 2016;53:518-23
• Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular carcinoma, experience from a tertiary cancer care center in India. Madhavan R, Beena Kunheri, ArunLal,M, Haridas.M.Nair, Unnikrishnan U.G, Raghavendra Holla, Dinesh Makuny. Indian J Cancer 2017;54:316-20
• Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced breast cancer: a feasibility study and 10 year follow up results. Beena Kunheri, D.K. Vijayakumar, M.Dinesh, K.Pavithran, T.K.Padmanabhan. Indian journal of Gynaecological Oncology. Indian J Gynecol Oncolog (2016) 14: 60. doi:10.1007/s40944-016-0088-7
• Trimodality treatment in muscle invasive bladder cancer –What is the current status? Amrita Journal of Medicine,Vol.9, No:1, Jan- Jun 2013, page 14-21. K.Beena, Vishnu Rajan Nambiar, Makuny Dinesh
• Hypofractionated intensity modulated radiotherapy in intermediate and high risk prostate cancer: Experience from an Indian tertiary cancer care center. SM Hunugundmath, Beena Kunheri,M.Dinesh Annals of oncology (2015) 26(suppl-9):71-79.
• Single fraction radiation: A promising adjuvant therapy to prevent keloid recurrence May 2017 Journal of cancer research and therapeutics 14 DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_20_17
• Prameela G Chelakkot, Ravind, Rahul, K, Sruthi, Dinesh Makuny et al. Adjuvant hypofractionated radiation in carcinoma breast – Photon versus Electron: Comparison of treatment outcome. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 2017;13(2):262-267 (DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.192851
• Synchronous phalangeal metastases in upper and lower limbs from primary breast malignancy: a rare case scenario with a review of the literature Rahul Ravind , Chelakkot G Prameela , Bharath Chandra Gurram , and Makuny Dinesh doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213246
• Prameela G Chelakkot, Rahul Ravind, Bharath C Gurram, Sheejamol V S, Makuny Dinesh. “Prognostic factors in primary vaginal cancer: A single institute experience and review of literature”. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India.2016; 66, (5)363-371
• Prameela G Chelakkot, Rahul Ravind, P Md Zaheeruddin, Wesley M Jose, Sheejamol V S, M Dinesh. “Hyponatremia: Is there an association with disease profile in head and neck malignancies? Audit from a tertiary cancer care centre”. JIPMER Journal of Cancer.
• Zaheeruddin PM, Prameela CG, Antony MA, Pavithran K, Dinesh M. Metastatic endometrial carcinoma in the lung: unusual timing and site. South African Journal of Gynaecologic Oncology 2013; 5 (2): 64-67
• Hypofractionated Simultaneous Integrated Boost IMRT in high risk prostate cancer .A novel approach.Sasidharan S,Beena.K,Madhavan R,Dinesh.M
• Cutaneous metastasis in visceral malignancy Mathew L, Kuruvila M, Dinesh M .Indian Journal of dermatology 2002: 47: 4 : 240-241
• T-cell rich B-cell lymphoma--A case report. Indian j Pathol microbiol. 2003 jul;46(3):427-8 Pai RR, Khadilkar UN, Pai MR, Dinesh M.Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka.
• Occurrence and severity of alopecia in patients on combination chemotherapy.Indian J Cancer. 2000 Jun-Sep;37(2-3):95-104
• Personal dose monitoring in brachytherapy with Cs-137 BRIT manual afterloading kit. journal of medical physics 21;3:149, 1996.
• Enhancement of myeloperoxidase activity in WBC’s in patients treated with treated with Granulocyte Macrophage Colony stimulating factor(BM-CSF)Biomedicine :17,2&3:107-110, 1997 .
• Primary testicular lymphoma JIMA,vol.96,no.6,june 1998 single- fraction radiation: a promising adjuvant therapy to prevent doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_2017
• Pavithran K, Pande SB, Dinesh M. Report of a case of radiation-induced new-onset vitiligo with collective review of cases in the literature of radiation-related vitiligo. Case Rep Med. 2013;2013:345473. doi: 10.1155/2013/345473. Epub 2013 Aug 5. PMID: 23983707; PMCID: PMC3748413.
• Kunheri B, Kotne S, Nair SS, Makuny D. A dosimetric analysis of cardiac dose with or without active breath coordinator moderate deep inspiratory breath hold in left sided breast cancer radiotherapy. J Cancer Res Ther. 2017 Jan-Mar;13(1):56-61. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_1414_16. PMID: 28508834.