The practice of charging separately for several services or components of a service which were previously subject to a single charge or not charged for at all. The usual effect is that the total charge is increased. The practice is most commonly seen as a response to limiting increases in the charge which is fractionated.
ln radiation therapy, the process of spreading the total required treatment dose over an extended period.
A technique employed to subdivide a radiation dosage into smaller therapeutic doses, allowing for more precise administration of radiation treatment.