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accelerated-fraction radiation therapy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000137

Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is divided into small doses and the treatments are given more than once a day. The total dose of radiation is also given over a shorter period of time (fewer days) compared to standard radiation therapy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000137
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000137",
  "term": "accelerated-fraction radiation therapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is divided into small doses and the treatments are given more than once a day. The total dose of radiation is also given over a shorter period of time (fewer days) compared to standard radiation therapy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/accelerated-fraction-radiation-therapy/"
}

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