hypofractionation

noun

radiation therapy in which the total dose is divided into a smaller than usual number of higher doses

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Meanings

nounhypofractionation (plural hypofractionations)

plural hypofractionations

  1. radiation therapy in which the total dose is divided into a smaller than usual number of higher doses

    Treatment with hypofractionation has been successfully carried out for a variety of tumors which can provide treatment for a larger number of patients compared to conventional photons over the same period of time.

    2015 August 29, “Induction of Non-Targeted Stress Responses in Mammary Tissues by Heavy Ions”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hypo- + fractionation.

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