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Collimators That Offer Positive Beam Limitation (PBL) Are Very Popular

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Collimators that offer positive beam limitation (PBL) are very popular with technologists for a variety of reasons.Even though the federal requirement for PBL has been repealed, their popularity has continued and most department managers consider PBL as a "standard equipment" feature.PBL is electronically and mechanically highly engineered technology and subject to abuse by the inattentive and unprofessional radiographer.In the event of a PBL failure during an examination, what circumstances will be evident to the radiographer and what can he/she do to overcome the PBL error and continue with the procedure.


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Statistical Validity

The extent to which the statistical conclusions drawn from a study are accurate and reliable.

Scale Construction

The process of developing a tool or instrument for measuring variables, typically involving item generation and validation.

Randomness

A principle in which individual outcomes or events are unpredictable, but the statistical distribution of outcomes over many repetitions will show a specific pattern.

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