Penumbra generation when imaging an opaque disk and approximate geometrical relationships.
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Penumbra (fuzziness or blurry images) is lack of sharpness of the film. It is a fuzzy, unclear area that surrounds a radiographic image and is affected by focal spot size(smaller the better), film composition(larger the size of crystals less sharp the image), and movement during the exposure.
Why is contrast important? A larger penumbra equals more unsharpness on the image and detail that the physician cannot to make a proper diagnosis of the affected organ.
The penumbra blur is related to the focal spot and magnification by using the following formula:
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