How can the practitioner tell if the chest radiograph is overpenetrated (overexposed)with x-ray energy?

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If the spinal processes are very distinct,with dark lines separating them,the radiograph is overpenetrated (overexposed)with x-ray energy.Penetration is evaluated by assessing the spinal processes in the center of the chest.The spinal processes should just barely be distinguishable from one another.

How Can the Practitioner Tell If the Chest Radiograph Is