April 19, 2024

The Latest Weapon Against Cancer Settles Into Its New Home

Garden City, KS (westernkansasnews.com) The Heartland Cancer Center at St. Catherine Hospital had an open house Monday to welcome its newest tool in the fight against cancer. The TrueBeam STX will make treatment easier for the patient. Hospital CEO Scott Taylor sizes up the significance of adding this latest technology.

 

Oncology Doctor Restituto Tibayan is confident this machine is much better than radiation for cancer patients.

The TrueBeam STX is only one of 600 machines used across the country.  For the patients using this machine takes less time for their treatment sessions, not so for the doctors.

Doctor Claudia Perez-Tamayo operates the TrueBeam STX.

Taylor complimented the doctors and staff for their ability to use this latest technology against cancer.

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