"Scatter radiation "
"Radiographic contrast is dependent on the technical factors of the radiographs taken. The kilovoltage (kV) during the radiographic examination will determine the primary beams' energy; higher energy effects increased penetrating power. A primary beam with greater kV results in an overall rise in penetration through all tissues (decrease in attenuation differences), therefore resulting in a lower contrast radiograph. Hence the high kV technique of the chest x-ray is employed to present a more uniformly dense image to better appreciate the lung markings."
"Radiographic contrast is dependent on the technical factors of the radiographs taken. The kilovoltage (kV) during the radiographic examination will determine the primary beams' energy; higher energy effects increased penetrating power. A primary beam with greater kV results in an overall rise in penetration through all tissues (decrease in attenuation differences), therefore resulting in a lower contrast radiograph. Hence the high kV technique of the chest x-ray is employed to present a more uniformly dense image to better appreciate the lung markings."
Expected headings
"Contrast scale"
"Short-scale contrast"
"Long-scale contrast"
"Contrast control"
"Kilovoltage"
"Scatter radiation "
"Radiographic contrast is dependent on the technical factors of the radiographs taken. The kilovoltage (kV) during the radiographic examination will determine the primary beams' energy; higher energy effects increased penetrating power. A primary beam with greater kV results in an overall rise in penetration through all tissues (decrease in attenuation differences), therefore resulting in a lower contrast radiograph. Hence the high kV technique of the chest x-ray is employed to present a more uniformly dense image to better appreciate the lung markings."