A lateral chest was acquired with the center cell and one outer cell activated; what will be the technical result?

lack of resolution
acceptable exposure
overexposure
underexposure


underexposure

Rationale: The center cell for the lateral should be selected. This will read out the exposure necessary for the lung density covering it. When an additional outer cell is selected, the AEC will terminate early as the outer photocell is not covered with enough tissue density.

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