Question

a technologist is attempting to increase the beam intensity and increase the penetrability of the beam. the technologist should: decrease source - to - image distance (sid) increase milliamperes (ma) decrease filtration increase kilovoltage peak (kvp)

Explanation:

In X - ray imaging, increasing the kilovoltage peak (kVp) increases both the beam intensity and its penetrability. Decreasing SID affects geometric sharpness and intensity inversely to the square - law but not penetrability as directly. Increasing mA only increases the quantity of electrons (beam intensity) but not penetrability. Decreasing filtration would increase intensity but not necessarily improve penetrability in a controlled way as kVp does.

Answer:

Increase kilovoltage peak (kVp)