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Author Question: During mobile radiography, it is recommended that the patient stand a minimum of _____ away from the ... (Read 14 times)

penguins

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on: Jul 17, 2018
During mobile radiography, it is recommended that the patient stand a minimum of _____ away from the exposure.
 
 6 feet
  9 feet
  4 feet
  2 feet

Question 2

What would be the result if a patient's part was not aligned parallel to the image receptor, but the beam was perpendicular to the image receptor?
 
 foreshortening
  elongation
  loss of detail
  magnification


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tsternbergh47

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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

6 feet

Rationale: 6 feet or is the recommended distance with mobile radiography from the source.

Answer to Question 2

foreshortening

Rationale: Shape distortion results with the part is not aligned parallel to the image receptor and the central ray cannot intersect the part perpendicularly.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 17, 2018
Excellent

Sarahjh

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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