Which localization technique requires the exposure of only one radiograph?

a. The definitive evaluation method
b. The right-angle method
c. The tube-shift method


a. The definitive method of localization is based on the shadow-casting principle, which states the farther away the object in question is from the image receptor, the more magnified and less clearly imaged the object will be. This method of reading the image requires only one radiograph.

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