Beam begins battle on cancer cells

Radiation therapist Tim Dahms (left) uses controls to demonstrate how the Pacific Cancer Institute of Maui’s new TrueBeam STx linear accelerator can be positioned to deliver doses of radiation to kill cancer cells in patients. In the background are radiation oncologist Dr. Diane Tsai and her patient, Daryl Lynn Tavares. The 46-year-old Kihei woman was the first patient the get treatment from the new machine at the cancer institute at Maui Memorial Medical Center.
The Maui News / BRIAN PERRY photo