Which of the following projections would result in foreshortening of the anatomy being imaged?

Performing a routine chest radiograph in the anterior-posterior (AP) projection will

If the radiograph is taken using beam position 1, which part would appear on the left side of the image?

A compensating filter is used to create ________ optical density with a body part of _________ thickness.

Shape distortion is related to a misalignment of, or angle present on, which of the following?

The normal diagnostic x-ray tube has a filtration equivalency of about 0.5 mm aluminum equivalent. This is called:

Shape distortion always results in a loss of image quality and should therefore be avoided.

The central ray is located in the center of the:

Source-to-image distance (SID) is the distance from the:

When the anatomy being imaged is parallel to the image receptor, and the X-ray beam is angled, what type of shape distortion will result?