Patients with emphysema should be imaged with which of the following adjustments?

increased collimation
decrease in kVp
increased SID
increase in kVp


decrease in kVp

Rationale: Destructive pathologies will need a reduction in technical factors to avoid overpenetration since normal tissue is lessened.

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