Question 2606
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":12787,"text":"increasing collimation"},{"id":12788,"text":"increasing anode angle"},{"id":12789,"text":"reducing source to image distance"},{"id":12790,"text":"reducing cathode to anode distance"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":12789,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eThe anode heel effect can be reduced via three main mechanisms:\u003c/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eincreasing anode angle\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ecollimating the beam (decreasing field size)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eincreasing source to image distance\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis means that reducing the source to image distance will increase the anode heel effect.\u003c/p\u003e","id":2606,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2751","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/anode-heel-effect/questions/2605","relatedArticles":[],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":2000,"kind":"Course","title":"Imaging Physics: X-ray peer review - page 2000","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/imaging-physics-x-ray-peer-review/pages/2000"},{"id":2000,"kind":"Course","title":"Imaging Physics: X-ray - page 2000","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/imaging-physics-x-ray/pages/2000"},{"id":1556,"kind":"RestrictedPage","title":"Page 1556 (in no courses)","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/restricted_pages/1556"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich of the following increases the anode heel effect?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/2606"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"12790","percentage":9},{"alternativeId":"12789","percentage":55},{"alternativeId":"12788","percentage":30},{"alternativeId":"12787","percentage":6}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"anode-heel-effect"}