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Density and Contrast

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If you increase mAs then density will.....   show
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if you decrease mAs then density will....   show
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How are mAs and densityt related? inversely/directly   show
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What is the influencing factor of density?   show
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show mAs  
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If you increase your SID then denisty will decrese/increase?   show
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If you increase OID then denisty will decrease/increase?   show
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What does filtration alter?   show
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if you decrease filtration then density will increase/decrease?   show
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show inverse  
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show reduce  
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if you increase beam restriction the density will ______.   show
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show decrease  
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Additive pathology will increase/decrease density.   show
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show increase  
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Grids and density have a _______ relationship.   show
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show decrease  
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show direct  
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Film/screen speed and mAs have a _____ relationship to denisty.   show
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Definition of density _______________.   show
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show mAs  
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____ controls the current through the xray tube.   show
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What is governed by the 15% rule ?   show
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show 0.25-2.25  
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show density  
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change ___ by 30% in order to see a visible change in denisty.   show
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show increase  
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show Contrast  
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The controlling factor of contrast is ___.   show
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show decrease  
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show high  
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Many shades of gray, high kVp, long scale, wide latitude will have a (high/low) contrast.   show
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If you increase mAs contrast will ____________.   show
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Does the anode heel effect affect contrast?   show
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show increase  
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show directly  
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If you increase filtration contrast will _______.   show
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If you increase beam restriction contrast will ______.   show
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show decrease  
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show increase  
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A higher grid ratio will (increase/decrease) contrast.   show
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Will Film screen speed effect contrast?   show
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show Yes.  
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show decrease  
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show increase  
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the difference between adjacent tissues or shades of gray   show
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show kVp  
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show film, subject, developer  
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What would you use to to calculate the change in beam intensity?   show
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show make detail visible  
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show contrast  
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Short scale contrast is produced by _ _____ ___.   show
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show short (few shades of gray)  
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Long scale contrast will have (low/high) contrast.   show
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show high  
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show low  
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show increased  
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Films with a (wide/narrow) latitude will have short scale contrast which means there are few shades of gray.   show
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