hyperfractionation

An especially highly divided form of fractionation: the division of a total dose of radiation into many small fractions.

Noun

  1. 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.

Hypernyms

fractionation

Related

fractionated hyperfractionated