Is the practice of collimation at the time of the X-ray exposure being ignored for the use of post-digital shuttering? The following article and research paper takes a closer look into the practice.

Has electronic cropping in digital radiography resulted in the death of collimation?

https://healthimaging.com/topics/medical-imaging/radiography/electronic-cropping-digital-radiography?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=rb_news

Do radiographers collimate? A retrospective analysis of radiographic collimation of common musculoskeletal examinations at an adult trauma center

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmrs.630