A radiographer performs an abdomen examination with a mobile digital radiography (DR) system. In order to reduce the likelihood of a repeat exposure, he decides to increase the technical factors slightly more than necessary. Which term refers to this undesirable practice? A. Maximum permissible dose.

B. Technique creep.

C. Reciprocity.

D. Dose creep.

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Nayeli Bonilla

Biology

3 October, 08:21

A radiographer performs an abdomen examination with a mobile digital radiography (DR) system. In order to reduce the likelihood of a repeat exposure, he decides to increase the technical factors slightly more than necessary. Which term refers to this undesirable practice? A. Maximum permissible dose.

B. Technique creep.

C. Reciprocity.

D. Dose creep.

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Maria · Answer 1

The correct answer is option D. dose creep.

Explanation:

Dose creep is a practice when an individual technologist like radiographer is unwittingly lured into not modifying exposures as much as with screen film, by not altering causal factors in between AP view when are taken consecutively.

Thus, the correct answers are option D. dose creep.