Practical 2 - lumbars and PUC Flashcards
APLP patient placement
standing back against bucky
APLP measure
front to back widest portion of abdomen
APLP film size
14x17
APLP collimation
14x17
APLP CR placement
Men: 2” below crest
Women: 1” below crest
APLP CR tilt
none
APLP ID placement
up
APLP breathing
exhale and hold
lateral lumbar patient placement
standing L or R side touching the bucky
arms up together in front
lateral lumbar measure
L3 level side to side
lateral lumbar film size
14x17
lateral lumbar collimation
10x17
lateral lumbar CR placement
L3 level
1” above crest
lateral lumbar CR tilt
none
APLP SID
40
lateral lumbar SID
40
lateral lumbar breathing
exhale and hold
L5S1 lateral spot patient placement
standing L or R side touching the bucky
arms up together in front
L5S1 lateral spot measure
below crest side to side
L5S1 lateral spot film size
8x10
L5S1 lateral spot collimation
8x10
L5S1 lateral spot CR placement
L5-S1 = 2” below crest
1” behind midline (top of light field will end up at crest)
L5S1 lateral spot CR tilt
none
L5S1 lateral spot SID
40
L5S1 lateral spot breathing
DBDM
anterior oblique lumbar spine
patitnet placement
lying prone on table
RAO: left side of body is up
LAO: right side of body is up
line up the CR and the middle of table and lock table and only move patient, bucky or tube –> NOT TABLE
anterior oblique lumbar spine measure
front to back
widest portion of abdomen
anterior oblique lumbar spine film size
10x12
anterior oblique lumbar spine collimation
10x12
anterior oblique lumbar spine CR placement
1” above crest
1” lateral to spine on side up
anterior oblique lumbar spine SID
40 (table top)
anterior oblique lumbar spine CR tilt
none
anterior oblique lumbar spine breathing
DBDM
PUC lateral patient placement
sitting in lateral position
PUC lateral measure
CR entrance to exit (side of neck to side of neck)
PUC lateral film size
10x12
PUC lateral collimation
side to side to eliminate eyes
PUC lateral CR placement
C1 (mastoids)
PUC lateral CR tilt
none
PUC lateral SID
72
PUC lateral ID placement
up
PUC lateral breathing
exhale and hold
PUC APOM patient placement
sitting AP
tilt bucky to touch back of head and shoulders
PUC APOM measure
corner of mouth to base of skull
PUC APOM film size
8x10
PUC APOM collimation
8x10
filter out orbits using #2 or #3
PUC APOM CR placment
middle of mouth
PUC APOM CR tilt
5-15 degrees cephalic
PUC APOM SID
40
PUC APOM ID placement
down
PUC APOM breathing
DBDM
PUC nasium patient placement
sitting AP tilt bucky to touch back of head and shoulders
PUC nasium measure
between eyes to base of skull
PUC nasium film size
8x10
PUC nasium collimation
8x10
filter out orbits using #2 or #3
PUC nasium CR placement
exits inferior tip of mastoid
PUC nasium CR tilt
get from lateral view using template (usually around 10 degrees)
PUC nasium SID
40
PUC nasium ID placement
down
PUC nasium breathing
DBDM
PUC base posterior patient placement
sitting AP tilt bucky 45 degrees forward (towards the tube)
PUC base posterior measure
under chin to top of head
PUC base posterior film size
8x10
PUC base posterior collimation
8x10
filter out orbits using #2 or #3
PUC base posterior CR placement
enters under chin, skims front of EAM an exits top of skull
PUC base posterior CR tilt
no specific direction….
PUC base posterior SID
38-42
PUC base posterior ID placement
down
PUC base posterior breathing
DBDM