PRESENTATION AND VIEWING OF RADIOGRAPHS Flashcards
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Types of information required on a radiograph
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- Essential information
- Technical information
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Technical information
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- Right or Left marker
- Patient position PA/AP, Lat, Oblique, Erect, Supine etc
- Timing in a given sequence e.g. 5 min, 10 min
- Whether mobile or ward radiography
- Other info – eg post micturition, after fatty meal
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The information on the radiograph should be
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- legible
- Readable when viewed from the correct aspect
- Not to superimpose any anatomy
- Included within the collimated area
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Methods of recording information
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- opaque letters and legends
- Actinic marking
- Perforating devices
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Actinic markers
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Devices that exploit the photographic property of film by using light to print information on the film.
* Provides permanent information
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Photographic markers
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The cassette has a rectangular piece near one corner that can be moved aside to provide a window through which patient details maybe photographed on the film.
Patient details are printed on a piece of card and then placed under the pressure flap of the identification camera.
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Perforating devices
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A perforating machine perforates patient details on the radiograph
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Construction features of viewing equipment
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- Light of even intensity
- Light should be as white as possible
- Minimal heat given off by light source
