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1 cephalad 2 caudal
3 distal 4 caudad
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body habitus build, physique and general shape of human body
4 general body styles 1. sthenic
2. hypothetic
3. hyperstenic
4. asthenic
sthenic -about 50% of population
-considered average
hyposthenic -about 35% of population
-thin, more slender then sthenic
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hypersthenic -about 5% of population
-large and broad frame compared to sthenic
asthenic -about 10% of population
-even more slender then sthenic
impact of body habitus on radiographic -image receptor placement needs to be considered
positioning? -lengthwise (portrait) or
crosswise (landscape)
radiographic positioning study of patient positioning performed for radiographic demonstration
or visualization of specific body parts on image receptors (IR)
radiograph an image of a patients anatomic parts produced by the action of X-rays
on an image receptor
radiography the process and procedures of producing a radiograph
central ray (CR) refers to the centermost portion of the X-ray beam emitted from the
tube; the portion of the X-ray beam that has the least divergence
image receptor (IR) device that receives the energy of the X-ray bean that exits the patient
and forms the image of the body part
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1 cephalad 2 caudal
3 distal 4 caudad
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Terms in this set (92)
body habitus build, physique and general shape of human body
4 general body styles 1. sthenic
2. hypothetic
3. hyperstenic
4. asthenic
sthenic -about 50% of population
-considered average
hyposthenic -about 35% of population
-thin, more slender then sthenic
radiographic positioning chapter 1.pdf radiographic positioning chapter 1.pdf radiographic positioning chapter 1.pdf
, radiographic positioning chapter 1.pdf radiographic positioning chapter 1.pdf radiographic positioning chapter 1.pdf
hypersthenic -about 5% of population
-large and broad frame compared to sthenic
asthenic -about 10% of population
-even more slender then sthenic
impact of body habitus on radiographic -image receptor placement needs to be considered
positioning? -lengthwise (portrait) or
crosswise (landscape)
radiographic positioning study of patient positioning performed for radiographic demonstration
or visualization of specific body parts on image receptors (IR)
radiograph an image of a patients anatomic parts produced by the action of X-rays
on an image receptor
radiography the process and procedures of producing a radiograph
central ray (CR) refers to the centermost portion of the X-ray beam emitted from the
tube; the portion of the X-ray beam that has the least divergence
image receptor (IR) device that receives the energy of the X-ray bean that exits the patient
and forms the image of the body part
radiographic positioning chapter 1.pdf radiographic positioning chapter 1.pdf radiographic positioning chapter 1.pdf
