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Effects of Changing Factors Chart

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Increase in mAs

Density/IR Exposure:
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Density/IR Exposure: +
Contrast: none
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Distortion: none
Decrease in mAs

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Density/IR Exposure: -
Contrast: none
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Increase in kVp

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Density/IR Exposure: +
Contrast: -
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Distortion: none
Decrease in kVp

Density/IR Exposure:
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Density/IR Exposure: -
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Distortion: none
Increase # of pulses in generator waveform

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Density/IR Exposure: +
Contrast: -
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Distortion: none
Decrease # of pulses in generator waveform

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Density/IR Exposure: -
Contrast: +
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Distortion: none
Increase in FSS

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Density/IR Exposure: none
Contrast: none
Recorded Detail: -
Distortion: none
Decrease in FSS

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Density/IR Exposure: none
Contrast: none
Recorded Detail: +
Distortion: none
Anode Heel Effect

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Increase in distance

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Density/IR Exposure: -
Contrast: none
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Distortion: none
Decrease in distance

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Density/IR Exposure: +
Contrast: none
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Distortion: none
Increase in Filtration

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Density/IR Exposure: -
Contrast: -
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Distortion: none
Decrease in Filtration

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Density/IR Exposure: +
Contrast: +
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Distortion: none
Increase in beam restriction/collimation

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Density/IR Exposure: -
Contrast: +
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Distortion: none
Decrease in beam restriction/collimation

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Density/IR Exposure: +
Contrast: -
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Distortion: none
Increase in anatomical part thickness

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Density/IR Exposure: -
Contrast: none
Recorded Detail: -
Distortion: +
Decrease in anatomical part thickness

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Density/IR Exposure: +
Contrast: none
Recorded Detail: +
Distortion: -
Using radiolucent contrast media

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Density/IR Exposure: +
Contrast: +
Recorded Detail: none
Distortion: none
Using radiopaque contrast media

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Density/IR Exposure: -
Contrast: -
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Distortion: none
Additive pathological condition

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Density/IR Exposure: -
Contrast: -
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Distortion: none
Destructive pathological condition

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Density/IR Exposure: +
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Distortion: none
Increase in grid ratio

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Density/IR Exposure: -
Contrast: +
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Distortion: none
Decrease in grid ratio

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Distortion: none
Increase in film/screen combination relative speed

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Density/IR Exposure: +
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Distortion: none
Decrease in film/screen combination relative speed

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Density/IR Exposure: -
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Increase in film processing developer time, temp, and/or replenishment rate

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Decrease in film processing developer time, temp, and/or replenishment rate

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Density/IR Exposure: -
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Increase in SID

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Density/IR Exposure: none
Contrast: none
Recorded Detail: +
Distortion: -
Decrease in SID

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Recorded Detail: -
Distortion: +
Increase in OID

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Density/IR Exposure: none
Contrast: +
Recorded Detail: -
Distortion: +
Decrease in OID

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Density/IR Exposure: none
Contrast: -
Recorded Detail: +
Distortion: -
Increase in amount of irradiated material

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Contrast: -
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Distortion: none
Decrease in amount of irradiated material

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Distortion: none
Increase in differences between atomic # of tissues

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Contrast: +
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Distortion: none
Decrease in differences between atomic # of tissues

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Density/IR Exposure: none
Contrast: -
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Distortion: none
Increase in density of tissue

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Contrast: -
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Distortion: none
Decrease in density of tissue

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Contrast: +
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Distortion: none
Good film/screen contact

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Contrast: none
Recorded Detail: +
Distortion: none
Poor film/screen contact

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Density/IR Exposure: none
Contrast: none
Recorded Detail: -
Distortion: none
Increase in motion

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Contrast: none
Recorded Detail: -
Distortion: none
Decrease in motion

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Improper CR alignment

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Distortion: +
Improper anatomical part alignment

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Distortion: +
Improper direction of CR angle

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Distortion: +
Improper degree of CR angle

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Distortion: none
Improper IR alignment

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Density/IR Exposure: none
Contrast: none
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Distortion: +
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