What is the preferred target-surface distance when using the paralleling technique?

What will be an ideal response?


12 inches (30 cm) is acceptable; ideally, 16 inches (41 cm) is preferred. The paralleling technique is best matched with a longer target–image receptor distance to compensate for the greater object-film distance.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Where should you position the weight of the object being lifted?

A) An arm's length away from the body B) As far from the body as possible C) As close to the body as possible D) To one side or the other

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