Radiographic Positioning
What can poor positioning hide or create? - Answer- abnormalities
What are some positioning devices that can be used to achieve diagnostic xray? -
Answer- bars, ropes, tape, foam rubber wedges, sandbags, plastic/ plexiglass
troughs
What part should you put closer to the cathode? - Answer- the thicker part of the
body
What angle should the beam be to your film? - Answer- 90 degree
Why should you keep object film distance as short as possible? - Answer- to
decrease distortion
How do you mark a lateral xray? - Answer- mark the side that's down
What side do you put the marker on when radiographing an extremity? - Answer- on
the lateral side of the limb
How many views are typically obtained of a patient? - Answer- 2, 3 maybe done
When would an oblique view be appropriate? - Answer- when objects are obscured
by standard views
What studies require special positioning? - Answer- hip dysplasia, oblique studies,
dental
What terms are used above the carpus or tarsus? - Answer- lateral, medial, cranial,
caudal
What terms are used below and including the carpus or tarsus? - Answer- lateral,
medial, dorsal, palmar, plantar
How do you name xrays? - Answer- name according to direction of beam relative to
the patient
How do you label a VD or DV xray? - Answer- label according to what the beam
strikes first
What does ML stand for? - Answer- mediolateral
What does LM stand for? - Answer- lateromedial
What does CrCa stand for? - Answer- craniocaudal
What does CaCr stand for? - Answer- caudocranial
What can poor positioning hide or create? - Answer- abnormalities
What are some positioning devices that can be used to achieve diagnostic xray? -
Answer- bars, ropes, tape, foam rubber wedges, sandbags, plastic/ plexiglass
troughs
What part should you put closer to the cathode? - Answer- the thicker part of the
body
What angle should the beam be to your film? - Answer- 90 degree
Why should you keep object film distance as short as possible? - Answer- to
decrease distortion
How do you mark a lateral xray? - Answer- mark the side that's down
What side do you put the marker on when radiographing an extremity? - Answer- on
the lateral side of the limb
How many views are typically obtained of a patient? - Answer- 2, 3 maybe done
When would an oblique view be appropriate? - Answer- when objects are obscured
by standard views
What studies require special positioning? - Answer- hip dysplasia, oblique studies,
dental
What terms are used above the carpus or tarsus? - Answer- lateral, medial, cranial,
caudal
What terms are used below and including the carpus or tarsus? - Answer- lateral,
medial, dorsal, palmar, plantar
How do you name xrays? - Answer- name according to direction of beam relative to
the patient
How do you label a VD or DV xray? - Answer- label according to what the beam
strikes first
What does ML stand for? - Answer- mediolateral
What does LM stand for? - Answer- lateromedial
What does CrCa stand for? - Answer- craniocaudal
What does CaCr stand for? - Answer- caudocranial
