What is penumbra?
What will be an ideal response?
The fuzzy, unsharp zone around objects on a radiograph. Penumbra cannot be eliminated, but it can be minimized by increasing the target-film distance; decreasing the object-film distance; and avoiding movement of the film, the patient, and the tube head.
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