A patient has a bronchogenic carcinoma which has grown into the mediastinum and around the superior vena cava. The best type of radiation therapy to use to treat this condition is

A. stereotactic radiation
B. 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT)
C. intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
D. conventional external-beam radiation therapy
E. proton beam therapy


Answer: C

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