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Spine! Flashcards

Know all the proper specifications for setting up spine x-rays

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Lateral Cervical

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SID: 72
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement: blocker up
Placement: seated, shoulder to bucky
CR: C4 and mastoid
Tube tilt: none
Collimation: soft tissue
Breathing: Exhale and hold
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APOM Cervical

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SID: 40
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement: blocker up
Placement: seated, back to bucky, open mouth
CR: Center of mouth (C1/C2)
Tube tilt: none
Collimation: below eyes, mastoid to mastoid
Breathing: DBDM
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AP Cervical

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SID: 40 
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement: Blocker up
Placement: Seated, back to bucky
CR: C4
Tube tilt: 15* Cephalic
Collimation: Soft tissue
Breathing: DBDM
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Oblique Cervical

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SID: 72
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement:  Blocker up
Placement:  seated, 45* rotation, anterior shoulder touches bucky
CR: C4
Tube tilt: 15* caudal
Collimation: film size
Breathing: DBDM
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Flexion / Extension Cervical

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SID: 72
Film size: 10x12
Film Placement: blocker up
Placement: seated, shoulder to bucky
CR: C4
Tube tilt: none
Collimation: film size
Breathing: dont breathe don't move
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AP Thoracic

set film height to patient, then CR to center of film

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SID: 40
Film size: 14x17
Film Placement: blocker up, top of film 1.5" above VP
Placement: standing, back to buck
CR: T6
Tube tilt: none
Collimation: 7x17
Breathing: inhale and hold
NOTE: step filter down to sternum, 3 filter to CR
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Lateral Thoracic

set film height to patient, then CR to center of film

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SID: 40
Film size: 14x17
Film Placement: blocker up, top of film 1.5” above VP
Placement: standing, arms in prayer, elbows together
CR: Behind humeral head
Tube tilt: none
Collimation: 10x17
Breathing: inhale and hold
NOTE: 2,3,4 filters up to bottom of humeral head

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Swimmer’s

set film height to patient, then CR to center of film

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SID: 40
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement: blocker up
Placement: seated, shoulder to bucky with arm up
CR: C7/T1
Tube tilt: none
Collimation: film size
Breathing: don't breathe don't move 
Measure:  axilla to axilla
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AP Lumbar

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SID: 40
Film size: 14x17
Film Placement: blocker up
Placement: standing
CR: F- 1" below crest, M- 2" below crest (light 1" below xiphoid and below trochanters
Tube tilt: none
Collimation: film size
Breathing: Exhale and hold
NOTE: gonad shield; F- bottom of shield above Pubis Symphysis, M- Top of shield below PS
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Lateral Lumbar

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SID: 40 
Film size: 14x17
Film Placement: blocker up
Placement: standing, shoulder to bucky, genie arms
CR: Mid axillary, 1" above crest
Tube tilt: none
Collimation: 10x17
Breathing: exhale and hold
NOTE: Filter down to crest if large hips
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L5-S1 Spot

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SID: 40 
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement: blocker up
Placement: standing, shoulder to buck, Genie
CR: 2" below crest, 1" posterior to midline
Tube tilt: None
Collimation: film size
Breathing: DBDM
NOTE: measure 2" below crest
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Recumbent Lumbar Oblique

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SID: 40
Film size: 10x12
Film Placement: blocker up, bucky under patient
Placement: prone on table, 45* rotation in Y axis, anterior side down
CR: 1” above crest, 1” posterior to spine
Tube tilt: vertical,
Collimation: Film size
Breathing: exhale and hold
NOTE: measure like APLP

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Lateral PUC

neutral, remove rotation, adjust bucky

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SID: 72
Film size: 10x12
Film Placement: blocker up
Placement: seated, back to bucky
CR: C1
Tube tilt: none
Collimation: eyes out
Breathing: exhale and hold
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AP PUC

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SID: 40
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement: blocker up
Placement: seated
CR: C4
Tube tilt: 15* cephalic
Collimation: soft tissue
Breathing: DBDM
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APOM PUC

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SID: 40
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement: blocker DOWN
Placement: seated, neutral, bucky touches back of the head and shoulders
CR: Corner of mouth through mastoid
Tube tilt: 5-15* cephalic
Collimation: film size
Breathing: DBDM
NOTE: 3 filter out eyes
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Nasium PUC

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SID: 40
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement: BLOCKER DOWN
Placement: seated, neutral, bucky tilted to head and shoulders
CR: middle of nose to mastoid
Tube tilt: 15* caudal (from Lat film and APL)
Collimation: film size
Breathing: DBDM
NOTE: 3 filter out eyes
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Base Posterior PUC

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SID: 38-42
Film size: 8x10
Film Placement: BLOCKER DOWN
Placement: seated bucky to 45* tilt, vertex at center
CR: under chin, infront of EAM, exits vertex
Tube tilt: cephalic
Collimation: film size
Breathing: DBDM
NOTE: 3 filter out eyes

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