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Quality Factors
Factors affecting Radiographic Quality
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the four radiographic factors? | Density, Contrast, Recorded Detail, Distortion |
| If mAs increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Density increases |
| If kVp increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Density increases, Constrast lowers |
| If OID increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Contrast higher, Recorded Detail decreases, Distortion increases |
| If SID increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Density decreases, Recorded Detail increases, Distortion decreases |
| If focal spot size increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Recorded Detail decreases |
| If grid ratio increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Density decreases, Contrast highers |
| If filtration increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Density decreases, Contrast lowers |
| If film-screen combinations increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Density increases, Recorded Detail decreases |
| If beam restriction increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Density decreases, Recorded Detail decreases |
| If motion increases increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Recorded Detail decreases |
| How does the anode heel effect radiographic factors? | Density decreases |
| If patient factors (size) increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Density decreases, Contrast lowers, Recorded Detail decreases, Distortion increases |
| If angle (tube, part or receptor) increases what changes occur to radiographic factors? | Distortion occurs (if CR is angled image is elongated; if object is angled image will be foreshortened) |