The problem of unequal subject radiographic density is solved by a

The positive beam limiting device (PBL) assures that the x-ray beam is collimated to __________________.

Which of the following radiographic images of the skull is likely to have the greatest amount of shape distortion?

Which combination of variables will result in a radiograph with the highest contrast?

Distortion can be reduced by ____________________________.

The automatic collimator:

Which grid error results in grid cut-off and loss of exposure on the outside edges of the image receptor (IR)?

If an AP thoracic spine is performed with a wedge compensatory filter, the thick end of the filter should be placed over the:

A radiograph is acquired using a source-to-image distance (SID) of 40 inches. If the radiograph is repeated using the same exposure factors, but the SID increases to 60 inches, the receptor exposure will:

A patient presents to the radiology department for a foot radiograph and upon assessment of the patient, the technologist sees that the patient has stepped on a nail and the nail is still sticking out of the plantar surface of the foot approximately two inches. This nail will create object-to-image distance (OID) that cannot be avoided on an anteroposterior (AP) foot radiograph. What steps should the radiographer take to prevent the size distortion that would be created by the long OID?