Increasing the field size results in:

patient dose increasing
radiographic density decreasing
all of these answers apply
radiographic contrast increasing


patient dose increasing

Rationale: Increasing the field size results in increased patient dose as well as scatter radiation, this resulting in increased radiographic density and decreased radiographic contrast.

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