All of the following require technical factors to be decreased except:

pediatric patients
presence of free fluid in a cavity
presence of free air in a cavity
small adult patients


presence of free fluid in a cavity

Rationale: Decreased technical factors should be considered when imaging smaller than average patients or pediatrics. In addition, destructive pathologies will need a reduction in technical factors to obtain optimal contrast and density.

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