What Purpose Does Positive Beam Limitation Serve

question 29

Multiple Choice

What purpose does positive beam limitation serve?

• A) To prevent the technologist from placing an image receptor in the Bucky tray that is too large for the study performed
• B) To allow the technologist to use an exposure field larger than the image receptor size
• C) To prevent first-year students from having to repeat studies by not aligning the Bucky tray with the image receptor
• D) To reduce patient exposure by limiting the exposure field to the same size as the image receptor in the Bucky tray

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