Repeat Radiographs

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.