“Fluoroscopy” Question of the Day 9/25

September 25th, 2011 by RadiologyTech Leave a reply »

True or False: When performing a study with barium you use less KVP to obtain a optimal radiograph.

Answer: False, in order to penetrate the barium to obtain optimal images you must increase your KVP. For some exams such as a Barium Enima or Small Bowel Follow Through you may need up to 110 to 120 KVP.