Positioning- Radiology Exam Review 2023 A+

Positioning- Radiology Exam Review 2023 A+ A patient is lying on her back facing the x-ray tube. The right side of her body is turned 20° toward the image receptor. What is this radiographic position? - ANS-RPO A patient is erect with the left side directly against the image receptor. The central ray (CR) enters the right side of the body. What is this radiographic position? - ANS-left lateral A patient is erect facing the x-ray tube and leaning the shoulders backward 20° to 30° toward the IR. The central ray is perpendicular to the IR. What specific position has been performed - ANS-lordotic "Oblique" positions are always named according to the side of the patient that is: - ANSclosest to the IR What type of projection is created with the CR directed along or parallel to the long axis of a structure or anatomic part? - ANS-axial When there is longitudinal angulation of the central ray with the long axis of the body, the projection will always use the term - ANS-axial A patient is lying on her back. The x-ray tube is horizontally directed with the CR entering the right side of the body. The image receptor is adjacent to the left side of the body. What is the radiographic position? - ANS-dorsal decubitus The patient is lying on her right side on a cart. The anterior surface of the patient is against the image receptor. A horizontal central ray enters the posterior surface and exits the anterior surface of the body. What specific projection/position has been performed? - ANS-Right lateral decubitus A patient is erect with the left side of his chest placed against the image receptor. The central ray enters the right side of the upper chest and exits the left. Which specific position has been performed? - ANS-Transthoracic lateral A patient is erect facing the image receptor. The left side of the body is turned 45° toward the image receptor. The CR enters the posterior aspect of the body and exits the anterior. What is this radiographic position? - CONTINUES...