Increased collimation results in:
patient dose increasing
scatter radiation increasing
all of these answers apply
radiographic contrast increasing
radiographic contrast increasing
Rationale: Increased collimation of the primary beam results in: an increase in radiographic contrast, decreased radiographic density, decreased patient dose, and decrease in scatter radiation.
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