Repeat Radiographs
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Patient positioning
Cause of repeat radiographs if it is improper: 1
exposure factors
Cause of repeat radiographs if it is improper: 2 Wrong selections cause over or under exposure. Pertains only to adults and films exposed by chemical processing.
Collimation
Cause of repeat radiographs if it is improper: 3
Keeping repeat rates low
Decreases patient exposure, reduces wear and tear of x-ray tube, decreases cost of processing chemicals, increases and maintains productivity by decreasing patient time in the exam room.
repeat radiographs
Re-exposing a patient to gain an acceptable image. *Patient exposure is doubled* and the patient is receiving unnecessary exposure.