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HYPOFRACTIONATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotherapy
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

Hypofractionation means giving fewer larger radiation treatments over a shorter overall time. This is done by either giving a short course of larger daily treatments or giving a few large doses or a single large dose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

L'hypofractionnement est l'administration d'un moins grand nombre de séances de radiothérapie à plus forte dose sur une plus courte période : soit que la série de traitements quotidiens à forte dose est plus courte, soit que les doses administrées sont plus fortes et moins nombreuses ou qu'on administre une seule dose élevée.

Spanish

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