With a given exposure, as intensifying screen speed increases, how is radiographic density affected?

As intensifying screen speed increases, radiographic density increases due to the enhanced light output from the screens when they are exposed to X-rays. Intensifying screens convert the X-ray energy into visible light, which then exposes the radiographic film. A faster screen speed means that the screen produces more light for the same amount of X-ray exposure.

This increased light output leads to a greater degree of film darkening, which translates to higher radiographic density. The film appears darker on the developed image because more photons have been captured due to the higher intensity of light emitted from the screen. Therefore, with increased screen speed, the overall density of the radiograph increases, making this the correct response.