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Rad search for term: Radiation Absorbed Dose. The basic unit of measure for expressing absorbed radiant energy per unit mass of material
Radiation Beam search for term: Radiation treatment beams.
Radium search for term: A radioactive element.
Referral search for term: The recommendation by a primary care physician for a member to receive specialized care from a practitioner or facility.
RVU search for term: Relative Value Scale: designed at the request of the HCFAi to bring radiology - radiation oncology under a tighter required fiscal constraints by Medicarei. A national fee schedule tied to a national relative value scale for all specialties. 3 RVUi's: Professional, Technical, & Global.