Samir Patel MD

Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncologist specializing in the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer. All views are my own.

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De-escalated adjuvant radiation therapy successfully kills cancer cells while providing improved quality of life for people with HPV-related #ThroatCancer. Dr. Katharine Price, a @MayoClinic oncologist, explains. https://t.co/sLfjjXmlxI

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Happy to finally see it out there a long time coming :)

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4/5 "This algorithm has the potential to increase the reach of #MayoClinic expertise to the greater global oncology community." —@samirpatelMD, Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist and senior author of the study.

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1/5 #ASTRO2022: @MayoClinic medical physicist John Lucido, Ph.D., presented preliminary findings from a study validating the efficiency of auto-contouring for head & neck cancer #radiotherapy with a deep-learning model created in collab. w/ @GoogleHealth. https://t.co/PH2n9dS7YF

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2/5 In the abstract, principal investigators Drs. Lucido, @SamirPatelMD, Robert Foote & co-PI investigator @CianH of @GoogleHealth detailed potential time savings of 76% + improved accuracy compared to manual contouring.

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5/5 "Using #AI to streamline the process could reduce the time required for planning process. Since H&N cancer has such a large global impact, this can be incredibly valuable." —Dr. Lucido

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Therapies like DART for #HPV associated #headandneckcancer can provide a financial advantage for patients with shorter treatment durations that cost less and get patients back to work sooner. https://t.co/8FQanatzJp

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Prognostic factors, practical clinical management issues, the role of carbon ion therapy, and future research directions for skull base tumors are investigated as our Special #headandneck Issue #Clinical articles continue: https://t.co/uqLGpPbIgM #ProtonTherapy

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How does immunotherapy work? Our short video explains how three types of #immunotherapy work against cancer: https://t.co/YfaQEzOEMU #checkpointinhibitor

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#Infographic: #ProtonBeamTherapy spares healthy tissue #protonbeam https://t.co/3yuFguli14

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Proton beam therapy being used for head/neck #cancer #clinicaltrial. https://t.co/1mP43i1k1U

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Proton beam therapy being used for head/neck #cancer #research. https://t.co/2nfhJPfQ5Z

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Spot size measurement at #protonbeam therapy facility at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

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Does eating soy really lead to breast cancer? Figuring out the truth of the matter: http://t.co/Ze7w53wxlm #CancerFree