Achieving Quality Radiographs on Elderly Patients with Demineralized Bones Is

question 19

Multiple Choice

Achieving quality radiographs on elderly patients with demineralized bones is best achieved by decreasing:

• A) mAs by 50%.
• B) kVp.
• C) exposure time.
• D) SID.

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