Today is all about image density and how different settings on the x ray unit as well as the subject being imaged will effect this. The four topics I will be covering are: milliampere (mA), kilovoltage peak (kVp), exposure time, and subject thickness. I have covered some of these topics […]
This is the beginning of a 4 week series going over the settings on a x ray unit and how they affect image quality. The first topic I am going to cover is kilovoltage peak or kVp. Changing the kVp on a unit is directly associated with the overall contrast […]
Many, many people and dental professionals incorrectly use the term x ray when referring to a radiograph. I am quite the nitpick on this and other terminology, which drives my students up the walls from time to time. I’m not sure why or how everyone learned to incorrectly identify a […]
