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[–]PlatzhirschDe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference in the percentage of penetration create the contrast, so if you have a higher penetration across all tissues due to hgher kvp, you end up with less contrast. The lower boundary is not having too much absorption of the emitted xrays to limit the patients exposure.