This Shading Artifact Is Due to the Beam Energy Changing

question 103

Multiple Choice

This shading artifact is due to the beam energy changing (and therefore the CT numbers) as the beam passes through the anatomy.

• A) streak artifact
• B) ring artifact
• C) partial-volume artifact
• D) beam-hardening artifact

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