What is long-scale contrast?
What will be an ideal response?
Long-scale contrast describes a radiograph in which density differences between adjacent structures are small. Long-scale contrast is low and very gradual because there are many shades of gray. Long-scale contrast radiographs result when a high kVp is used.
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