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Therapeutic Medical Physicist

A highly trained professional who ensures the safe and effective delivery of radiation therapy for cancer patients, working with radiation oncologists to plan treatments and maintain equipment.

Diagnostic Medical Physicist

A highly trained professional who ensures the safe and effective use of medical imaging equipment (like X-rays, CT scans, MRI, ultrasound) for diagnosis, optimizing image quality and protecting patients from unnecessary radiation exposure.

Codify

To arrange laws, rules, or requirements into a systematic code or body of law, making them official and part of the legal structure.

Board Certified

A credential indicating that a healthcare professional has met specific national standards of excellence in their specialty by passing rigorous examinations administered by an independent professional board.

Title 38, United States Code

The section of U.S. federal law that deals specifically with veterans' benefits and services, including the organization and operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Pay Cap Relief

Changes to existing rules that remove limits on how much certain professionals can be paid, often to allow for higher, more competitive salaries.