A 30-year-old male patient has arrived in the radiology department for an x-ray of his right fibula. The patient has recently fallen off a roof and his leg is still swollen. The technician is using a digital radiology system to radiograph the patient’s leg. As the films are processed the technician notices a scratch mark on all the films. The technician has been using the same cassette, so she changes cassettes and the scratch marks no longer appear on the film. What caused the films to come out scratched?
A 30-year-old male patient has arrived in the radiology department for an x-ray of his right fibula. The patient has recently fallen off a roof and his leg is still swollen. The technician is using a digital radiology system to radiograph the patient’s leg. As the films are processed the technician notices a scratch mark on all the films. The technician has been using the same cassette, so she changes cassettes and the scratch marks no longer appear on the film. What caused the films to come out scratched?
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A 30-year-old male patient has arrived in the radiology department for an x-ray of his right fibula. The patient has recently fallen off a roof and his leg is still swollen. The technician is using a digital radiology system to radiograph the patient’s leg. As the films are processed the technician notices a scratch mark on all the films. The technician has been using the same cassette, so she changes cassettes and the scratch marks no longer appear on the film. What caused the films to come out scratched?
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