hypofractionation
nounEtymology From hypo- + fractionation.
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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:
- Derived terms
- ultrahypofractionation
- Related terms
- hypofraction, hypofractional