Image Quality

Question 1

what would make an image too light?

Answer 1

inadequate processing and insufficient exposure

Question 2

gray enamel and gray pulp chambers is an example of?

Answer 2

Insufficient contrast

Question 3

what can make an image too dark?

Answer 3

o Over exposure
o Over development (film)
o Too much radiation hits then tough to distinguish and do not get contrast and gets foggy

Question 4

cone cutting does what?

Answer 4

poor alignment of tube head with the film, rectangular collimator

Question 5

blurring can be from?

Answer 5

Patient moving during imaging

Question 6

Noise looks?

Answer 6

Grainy, static, not pixelated
Although the brightness of these images has been adjusted to display similar average gray values, notice the noisy appearance of the underexposed periapical radiograph (Fig. 4-16, A, 0.032 second) compared with the properly exposed radiograph (Fig. 4-16, B, 0.32 second).

likely from underexposed

Question 7

exposure of a PSP plate to ambient light will cause?

Answer 7

noise