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

Phoenix, AZ
Joined September 2014
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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. mayocl.in/425Nv9A
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Happy to finally see it out there a long time coming :) authors.elsevier.com/a/1f~E0…
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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. bit.ly/3f4itfv
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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 (@SamirPatelMD, Dr. Lucido, @CianH)
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Samir Patel MD retweeted
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. mayocl.in/3gq0O1T
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Samir Patel MD retweeted
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: bit.ly/Special-Issue-PT-Skul… #ProtonTherapy
How does immunotherapy work? Our short video explains how three types of #immunotherapy work against cancer: youtube.com/watch?v=jDdL2bMQ… #checkpointinhibitor
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Proton beam therapy being used for head/neck #cancer #clinicaltrial. mayocl.in/2yynbsf
Proton beam therapy being used for head/neck #cancer #research. mayocl.in/2ml2hWO
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Samir Patel MD retweeted
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: atjo.es/2Vm9 #CancerFree
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Samir Patel MD retweeted
Be on the lookout for #HNCS16 early-bird rates! Registration will open mid-Sept. ow.ly/QIIO4 @asco @ahns