Penetrating injuries may cause lung collapse from the accumulation of air, known as a ____.

A. hemothorax
B. simple pneumothorax
C. hyperthorax
D. hypothorax

Answer: B

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Of the choices below, the greatest ALARA violation would be

a. using AEC and increasing the SID to 48 1d. b. repeating an image with an S number of 210 because of exposure technique. c. using 90 kVp and a 10:1 radiographic grid. d. electronically magnifying the image on the monitor and sending it off to be archived.

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