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basic principles of chest radiography
X-ray Absorption
When x-rays are produced and directed toward the patient,
they may act in three basic ways.
completely absorbed the energy of the x-ray is totally deposite within the
patient.
scattered they are deflected within the patient but may still strike the
x-ray film.
Factors Contributing to X-ray Absorption