Subject Contrast Flashcards

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Subject contrast

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Difference in tissue densities being xrayed

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Subject contrast influencing factors

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kVp - directly controls the differential absorption of the xray beam in body
Anatomy and pathology - anatomy and pathology: controls contrast with variations in the following:
anatomic number
tissue density
tissue thickness
use of a contrast agent

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