The federal performance standard for diagnostic x-ray equipment requires that all x-ray equipment meet each of the following radiation safety requirements EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

a. Collimators may be round or rectangular.
b. Both inherent and added filtration is usually required.
c. Aluminum filters are required to remove long wavelength x-rays from the beam.
d. A pointed, closed-end PID is acceptable.


d. Only round or rectangular open-ended PIDs are currently acceptable.

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