Failing to adjust exposure factors for a patient with severe osteoporosis would most likely cause which effect on receptor exposure?

Failing to adjust exposure factors for a patient with severe osteoporosis would most likely cause which effect on receptor exposure?

• A. decreased receptor exposure
• B. increased receptor exposure
• C. increased spatial resolution
• D. decreased spatial resolution

Answer: (B)

Osteoporosis lowers bone density, so the bones attenuate fewer X-ray photons. With the same exposure factors, more photons reach the image receptor, increasing receptor exposure. To keep the image properly exposed, technique would need to be adjusted downward. Spatial resolution isn’t directly tied to bone density—it's more about focal spot size, distance, and motion—so changes in osteoporosis don’t inherently improve resolution.

Osteoporosis lowers bone density, so the bones attenuate fewer X-ray photons. With the same exposure factors, more photons reach the image receptor, increasing receptor exposure. To keep the image properly exposed, technique would need to be adjusted downward. Spatial resolution isn’t directly tied to bone density—it's more about focal spot size, distance, and motion—so changes in osteoporosis don’t inherently improve resolution.