
A key advantage of a posteroanterior (PA) projection taken during a pediatric scoliosis study as compared with the AP projection is that it reduces:
A) breast and thyroid dose by 90%.
B) female ovarian dose by 25% to 30%.
C) breast dose by 15% to 20%.
D) breast and thyroid dose by 150%.
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