Parameters | Effects | Patient Dose |
High frequency generator | Improve the accuracy and reproducibility of exposures | Reduce patient dose |
Mobile X Ray | Long exposure time | Increase patient dose |
Protective shield | Protection of gonads | Reduce patient dose |
Additional filtration | Absorption of soft radiation | Reduce patient dose |
Automatic exposure control (AEC) | Manual selection of exposure factors | Reduce patient dose |
X-ray rooms | Improve patient cooptation | Avoid repetition |
Fast screen-film combinations | Short exposure time | Motion reduction |
Digital radiography | Short exposure time | Avoid motion |
Radiation field collimation | Reduction of scatter radiation | Improve image quality |
Reject analysis | Image quality improvement | Reduce the repetition rate |
Patient immobilization | Image quality improvement | Reduce the repetition rate |
Pulsed mode fluoroscopy | Mobile/suspended screen | ALARA principles (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) |