hyperfractionation
hyperfractionation noun: an especially highly divided form of fractionation: the division of a total dose of radiation into many small fractions.
Noun
hyperfractionation (uncountable)
- 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 hyperfractionation according to their rationales. With accelerated fractionation a conventional...1983, H.D. Thames Jr, L.J. Peters, H.R. Withers, G.H. Fletcher, “Accelerated fractionation vs hyperfractionation: rationales for several treatments per day”, in International Journal of Radiation...
Origin of hyperfractionation
International scientific vocabulary, from hyper- + fractionation = hyper- + fraction + -ation.
Words that rhyme with hyperfractionation
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Questions about hyperfractionation
- What does hyperfractionation mean?
- Hyperfractionation means an especially highly divided form of fractionation: the division of a total dose of radiation into many small fractions.
- What part of speech is hyperfractionation?
- Hyperfractionation is a noun.
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