What should be done to reduce magnification caused by an object closer to the x-ray tube?

Increasing the source-to-image distance (SID) effectively reduces magnification by allowing for a more favorable geometry in the x-ray beam path. As the SID increases, the amount of divergent rays that interact with the object decreases. This means that areas of the body that are further away from the x-ray tube will project more accurately onto the imaging receptor, minimizing the size distortion that can occur when an object is closer to the tube.

In radiographic imaging, magnification is primarily influenced by the distances between the x-ray source, the object being imaged, and the resulting image receptor. By increasing the distance from the x-ray source to the image receptor, more parallel rays of radiation reach the receptor, enhancing image quality and clarity.

While decreasing the object-to-image distance (OID) may sometimes seem intuitive for reducing magnification, it often leads to increased magnification due to the closer proximity of the object to the x-ray tube. Meanwhile, increasing the source-to-object distance (SOD) does contribute to magnification reduction, but it is the SID that is more directly correlated with the reduction of image size on the receptor. Changing the type of imaging system does not inherently address the geometrical relationships that impact magnification, making it less relevant to the specific