Which of the following describes the collimator of the panoramic x-ray beam?

a. It is circular (round).
b. It is concentric (cone-shaped).
c. It is rectangular
d. It is a narrow slit

d. Unlike the concentric or rectangular beam of x-radiation of intraoral radiography, the x-rays emerge from a narrow vertical slit opening in the tube head and are constricted to form a narrow band.

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