collimator
(kol′ĭ-māt″ŏr)
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[L. variant of collineare, to align, direct, aim]
A radiographic device used to limit the scatter and extent of the x-ray beam.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Collimator." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746277/all/collimator.
Collimator. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746277/all/collimator. Accessed December 30, 2024.
Collimator. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746277/all/collimator
Collimator [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 30]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746277/all/collimator.
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