I	explained	to	him	that	I	had	 already	declined	palliative	radiation	 because	it	could	lead	to	congestive	 heart	failure	and,	from	my	work	in	 hospice	care,	I	knew	I	did	not	want	 to	battle	both	diseases	near	the	end	 of	my	life.” Dr.	Farkas	continued,	“He	informed	 me	that	his	center	had	just	installed	 the	next	generation	of	radiotherapy	 equipment	and,	with	the	new	 technology,	they	could	more	 precisely	target	lung	tumors,	even	 those	very	close	to	the	heart,	to	the	 point	that	the	risk	of	damage	to	 healthy	tissue	was	minimal.