hyperfractionation
An especially highly divided form of fractionation: the division of a total dose of radiation into many small fractions.
Noun
- An especially highly divided form of fractionation: the division of a total dose of radiation into many small fractions.
- Treatment with several doses per day offers the prospect of a significant therapeutic gain using readily available low LET beams. These regimens can be classified as either accelerated fractionation or...
Origin
International scientific vocabulary, from hyper- + fractionation = hyper- + fraction + -ation.