Practical 1 Flashcards
PA Chest
- SID: 72”
- kVp: 110-125
- CR: Level of T7 (7-8 inches below vertebra prominens)
- Collimation Field size: 14 x 17 Landscape*
- Hands on hips shoulders rolled forward
- chin up
Left Lateral chest
- SID: 72”
- kVp: 110 - 125
- CR: Level of T7 (3-4 inches below jugular notch
- Collimation Field size: 14 x 17 Portrait*
- Hands together elbows bent lift above head
- chin up
RPO/LAO
- SID 72”
- kVp: 110 - 125
- CR: Level of T7 (7-8 inches below vertebrae prominens)
- Collimation Field Size: 14 x 17 Landscape*
LPO/RAO
- SID 72”
- kVp: 110 - 125
- CR: Level of T7 (7-8 inches below vertebrae prominens)
- Collimation Field Size: 14 x 17
Lordotic
- SID 72”
- kVp: 110 - 125
- CR: Level of T7 (7-8 inches below vertebrae prominens)
- Collimation Field Size: 14 x 17
- 1 foot away from IR
- Shoulders neck and back of head leaning against IR
- Hands on hips shoulders rolled forward
Supine AP
SID: 40”
- kVp: 110-125
- CR: Level of T7 (3-4 inches below jugular notch)
- Collimation Field size: 14 x 17 Landscape*
- Rotate tube 5 degrees caudad
- Supine position, hands on hips shoulders rolled forward
Soft neck tissue AP
SID: 40”
kVp: 75 to 85
CR: Level of T1- T2 (1 inch above jugular notch)
Collimation Field Size: 10 x 12 Portrait*
- head and shoulders against IR
- chin raised
- Top of IR at EAM
Soft neck tissue Lateral
-SID: 72”
-kVp: 75 to 85
- CR: Level of C6 to C7 (between the laryngeal prominence of the thyroid cartilage and jugular notch)
- chin raised
- hands behind back
Upright Abdomen
- SID 40”
- kVp: 75 to 85
- CR: Level two inches above iliac crest
- Collimation Field Size: 14 x 17
- legs shoulder width apart
- arms at side of body
KUB
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 75 to 85
-CR: Level of Iliar crest
-Collimation Field Size: 14 x 17 - Supine position
- legs bent with support under knees
Hand PA
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 55 to 65
- CR: third MCP joint
- Collimation Field Size: 10 x 12
- Hand Pronated fingers spread
Hand Oblique
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 55 to 65
- CR: third MCP joint
- Collimation Field Size: 10 x 12
- hand pronated
45-degree angle lateral
Hand Lateral
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 55 to 65
- CR: second MCP joint
- Collimation Field Size: 10 x 12
- Lateral position thumb side up
- position hand into a fan
Digits 2-5 Finger
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 55 to 65
- CR: PIP joint
- Collimation Field Size: 8 x 10
- Oblique and Lateral
Digit 1 Thumb
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 55 to 65
- CR: first MCP joint
- Collimation Field Size: 8 x 10
- AP and lateral
PA wrist
- SID 40
- kVp: 55 to 65
- CR: mid carpal area
- Collimation Field Size: 8 x 10
- Hand pronated
Oblique Wrist
- SID 40
- kVp: 55 to 65
- CR: mid carpal area
- Collimation Field Size: 8 x 10
- hand pronated 45 degree angle
Lateral Wrist
- SID 40
- kVp: 55 to 65
- CR: mid carpal area
- Collimation Field Size: 8 x 10
- thumb up lateral position
Ulnar Deviation
- SID 40
- kVp: 55 to 65
- CR: mid carpal area
- Collimation Field Size: 8 x 10
- hand pronated
- evert hand toward ulnar side
- tube angle 10 to 15 degrees
AP forearm
- SID 40”
- kVp: 65 to 75
- CR: mid forearm
- Collimation Field Size: 14 x 17 Portrait
- Include distal wrist and elbow joints
Lateral Forearm
- SID 40”
- kVp: 65 to 75
- CR: mid forearm
- Collimation Field Size: 14 x 17 Portrait
- Include distal wrist and elbow joints
AP Elbow
- SID: 40”
- kVP: 65 to 75
- CR: center elbow joint
- Collimation Field Size: 10 x 12
- Hand supinated
- include proximal forearm and distal humerus
Internal Oblique Elbow
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 65 to 75
- CR: Center elbow joint
- collimation field size 10 x 12
- hand pronated
- epicondyles 45 degree from IR
External Oblique Elbow
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 65 to 75
- CR: Center elbow joint
- collimation field size 10 x 12
- hand supinated
- turn laterally for 45 degree
- epicondyles 45 degree from IR
Lateral Elbow
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 65 to 75
-CR: mid elbow joint - collimation field size 10 x 12
- elbow flexed 90 degree
- hand in true lateral position thumb side up
AP Humerus
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 70 to 85
- CR: mid humerus
- Collimation field size: 14 x 17
- must include shoulder and proximal forearm
Lateral Humerus
- SID: 40”
- kVp: 70 to 85
- CR: mid humerus
- Collimation field size: 14 x 17
- must include shoulder and proximal forearm
- rotate arm lateromedially
- epicondyles perpendicular to IR