Pathology

abscess

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

acromegaly

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

active myelitis

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

acute kyphosis

aerophagia

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

aseptic necrosis

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

ascites

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

anorexia nervosa

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

Anthracosis (Black Lung)

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

aortic aneurysm

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

asbestosis

Generally no technique change needed

aspiration

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

atelectasis

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

atrophy

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

bronchiectasis

Generally no technique change needed

bronchitis

Generally no technique change needed

cardiomegaly

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

calcified stones

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

carcinoma

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

CHF

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

cirrhosis

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

COPD

Depends on cause

cystic fibrosis

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

degenerative arthritis

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

dyspnea

Depends on cause

edema

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

emaciation

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

emphysema

Generally no technique change needed

empyema

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

enlarged heart

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

epiglottitis

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

exostosis

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

fibrosarcoma

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

gout

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

hemothorax

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

hydrocephalus

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

hyperparathyroidism

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

ileus (fecal impaction)

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

ileus (air obstruction)

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

lung neoplasm benign

Generally no technique change needed

lung neoplasm malignancy

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

multiple myeloma

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

osteoblastic conditions

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

osteochondroma

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

osteolytic metastases

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

osteomalacia

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

osteomyelitis (chronic)

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

osteoporosis

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

osteosclerosis

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

Paget's disease

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

pleural effusion

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

pleurisy

Generally no technique change needed

pneumonia

Generally no technique change needed

pneumonectomy

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

pneumoconiosis

Generally no technique change needed

pneumoperitoneum

Decrease technique (-6 kV) - Destructive disease / Easy to penetrate

pneumothorax

Generally no technique change needed

pulmonary edema

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

pulmonary emboli

Generally no technique change needed

RDS

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

sclerosis

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

silicosis

Generally no technique change needed

TB (Active/Primary)

Generally no technique change needed

TB (Chronic/Secondary/Reactivation)

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate

Generally no technique change needed

tumors/neoplasms

Increase technique (+6 kV) - Additive disease / Hard to penetrate