A means to remove low energy x-rays from the beam and harden the beam is:
filtration
aperture diaphragms
collimator
AEC
filtration
Rationale: X-ray beams are polyenergetic. In efforts to remove the low energies from the beam that contribute to patient skin dose, filtration is necessary.
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