When an insufficient quantity of photons strikes the intensifying screen, ____ will appear on the film as graininess.
A)lagging speed
B)quantum mottle
C)shadowing
D)latitude

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Quantum mottle is the grainy appearance on the radiographic film that occurs when an insufficient number of photons strike the intensifying screen. This can happen when the exposure factors are set too low or the film-screen combination is not matched properly.

When an Insufficient Quantity of Photons Strikes the Intensifying Screen