When a Pregnant Patient Must Undergo a Radiographic Procedure, Which

question 5

Multiple Choice

When a pregnant patient must undergo a radiographic procedure, which of the following practices will minimize radiation exposure?

• A) Selecting technical exposure factors that are appropriate for the part of the body to be radiographed
• B) Opening the x-ray beam collimator shutters as wide as possible to ensure complete coverage of the image receptor
• C) Precisely collimating the radiographic beam to include only the anatomic area of interest and shielding the lower abdomen and pelvis when this area does not need to be included in the area to be irradiated
• D) A and C

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