What would be the result if that patient's part was not aligned parallel to the image receptor, but the beam was perpendicular to the image receptor?
foreshortening
loss of detail
magnification
elongation
foreshortening
Rationale: Shape distortion results with the part is not aligned parallel to the image receptor and the central ray cannot intersect the part perpendicular.
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