The ______ used in the panoramic x-ray machine tubehead is a lead plate with an opening shaped like a narrow vertical slit.

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The panoramic x-ray tubehead is similar to an intraoral tubehead in that it has a filament that produces electrons and a target that produces radiographs.The collimator is a lead plate with an opening shaped like a narrow vertical slit.
The filter is used to remove photons of insufficient energy to pass through the structures of the patient's head and reach the film/sensor.
Panoramic x-ray machines may be designed so that the patient either stands or sits,but the patient sits in what looks like a chair rather than a lead plate.
The bite block or fork is a small piece of metal or plastic used for positioning the patient.

The ______ Used in the Panoramic X-Ray Machine Tubehead Is