CR photostimluable plates that have been out of use for a while are subject to:

banding
fading
ghosting
fog

fog

Rationale: If CR plates are not used for a period of time, they are subject to an accumulation of inherent radiation that causes fog, which is added density to an image acquired on the imaging plate.

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