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Hypofractionated radiation therapy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004082

Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is divided into large doses and treatments are given once a day or less often. Hypofractionated radiation therapy is given over a shorter period of time (fewer days or weeks) than standard radiation therapy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004082
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004082",
  "term": "Hypofractionated radiation therapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is divided into large doses and treatments are given once a day or less often. Hypofractionated radiation therapy is given over a shorter period of time (fewer days or weeks) than standard radiation therapy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/hypofractionated-radiation-therapy/"
}

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