Taking into account the anode heel effect when making a recumbent AP radiograph of the femur (thigh bone) on a 14 × 17-inch IR at 40 inches SID,the patient should be placed so that the:
A) head is toward the anode end of the tube.
B) head is toward the cathode end of the tube.
C) position is convenient; the anode heel effect is not significant in this case.
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