Factors Chart Flashcards
if you increase mAs, you
increase IR exposure
Example sentence: Increasing mAs results in higher image receptor exposure.
is the level of brightness affected by mAs on digital IR?
no
if you increase kVp, you
increase IR exposure
decrease contrast
if you increase focal spot size, you
decrease spatial resolution
if you increase SID, you
decrease ir exposure
increase spatial resolution
decrease magnification
if you increase OID, you
decrease IR exposure
increase contrast
decrease spatial resolution
increase magnification
if you increase central ray angle, you
decrease IR exposure
decrease spatial resolution
increase shape distortion
if you have a grid, you
decrease exposure
increase contrast
if you increase collimation, you
decrease IR exposure
increase contrast
if you use excessive tube filtration, you
decrease IR exposure
decrease contrast
if you increase patient thickness, you
decrease IR exposure
decrease contrast
decrease spatial resolution
increase magnification
if there is patient motion, there is
decrease in spatial resolution
