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Contrast info, Density info

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An H & D curve demonstrating a steep curve represents film with ______?   show
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How does the use of grids affect the contrast of a radiograph?   show
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Subject contrast is caused by?   show
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List the body parts in order from less absorbing power to more absorbing power.   show
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Adding air to a body part ______ its tissue density compared to the structures around it.   show
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show Increases  
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show kVP  
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show Exit radiation or remnant radiation  
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Scattered radiation ________ radiographic contrast.   show
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show Air, Barium and Iodine  
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Adding air <increases/decreases> radiographic density   show
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As x-ray photons are absorbed, scattered, or pass through, the intensity of the beam is reduced. this is called _______.   show
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________ refers to the ability of a film to record a wide range of densities.   show
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Low energy radiation will result in ______ ____ contrast.   show
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show Produce lower contrast  
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show kVp  
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How will increasing screen speed affect radiographic quality?   show
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Which grid ratio should be used to maintain contrast when using over 100 kvp?   show
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The number of density difference in a radiograph refers to what?   show
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How does a small increase indeveloper temperature affect radiographic contrast?   show
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show Hyperstenic  
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show Penetrometer  
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show Produce higher contrast  
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Contrast can be measured from an H & D curve by finding the slope of the ________ ________.   show
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Long wavelength radiation will result in _____ scale contrast.   show
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What type of relationship occurs with contrast when mAs increases?   show
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show Inverse relationship  
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show No change  
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Why is contrast needed in a radiographic image?   show
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show Contrast decreases.  
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As contrast decreases, how is the number of densities in the film affected?   show
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show Motion has no effect on contrast.  
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show Difference between adjacent densities.  
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A visible change in kVp is not seen until kVp is changed __ to __%, depending on kVP range.   show
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show Film and subject contrast  
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show The range of densities that the image is capable of recording.  
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show Range of differences in the intensity of the x-ray beam after it has been attenuated by the subject.  
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show Decreased contrast  
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Density is one of the two ________ properties comprising visibility of detail.   show
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Increments of 0.3 changes in optical density numbers represent a ________ or ________ of opacity.   show
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show Window levelling  
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show Reciprocity law  
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When kVp ranges 30 - 50, a __ to ___ percent change in kVP can be detected.   show
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A __ to ___ percent change in kVp is required in the 50-90 kVp range.   show
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A ___ to __ percent change in kVp is required in the 90 - 130 kVp range.   show
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show 60 to 100  
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The image receptor exposure is always greater at the _________ end.   show
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show small angle  
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show Cathode  
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Radiolucent contrast media (air) will _________ film density.   show
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show Decrease  
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As relative speed increases, the amount of exposure required to maintain the same film density ____________.   show
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show Increase, increase  
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Film density will _____ when developer solution temperatures ________.   show
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__________ ____________ controls image contrast.   show
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As the slope of the Dlog E curve increases, contrast is _______.   show
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Low kVp produces ____ subject contrast because most of the low energy photons are absorbed by thicker parts.   show
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With high kVP, subject contrast is _______ because more uniform penetration occurs between thick and thin parts.   show
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In a fixed kilovoltage system, the kVp is held _______, while the mAs is ______ to achieve appropriate image receptor exposure.   show
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show Decrease  
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_______________ kVp is the maximum kVp level that will produce images with appropriate contrast, consist within acceptance limits.   show
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The objective of optimal kVp is to determine the ____kVp and _____ contrast that is within acceptance limits.   show
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show Variable kilovoltage  
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