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Best practice guidelines for the use of automatic exposure control include all of the following except1. set the optimum kV for the body part.2. set the backup timer to 150% to 200% of the expected manual exposure.3. set the highest mA station for the focal spot size needed.4. wide collimation will ensure IR coverage.

Radiographic images, for medicolegal reasons, are required to include the following information 1. the patient’s name and/or identification number 2. a left or right side marker 3. the patient’s birth date

A grid usually is used in which of the following circumstances? 1. When radiographing a large or dense body part 2. When using high kilovoltage 3. When a lower patient dose is required

The device that functions to terminate the x-ray exposure following ionization of a particular quantity of an air is the

How does the air gap technique improve contrast?

The post processing function that removes high frequency noise from the x-ray image is

The front-wheel-drive forklift is safely traveling up the slope at a constant velocity and the tires are not about to slip.  Which of the following accurately describes the tractive force.

Using fixed milliampere seconds and variable kilovoltage technical factors, each centimeter increase in patient thickness requires what adjustment in kilovoltage?

Given the beam in Question 11, which choice best describes internal shear?

All of the following are true about quantum noise except