Drawn from the bestselling Clark's Positioning in Radiography, this pocket handbook provides clear and practical advice to help radiographers in their day-to-day work. Designed for rapid reference, it covers how to position the patient and the central ray, describes the essential image characteristics and illustrates each radiographic projection with a positioning photograph and a radiograph.
Author(s): A. Stewart Whitley, Charles Sloane, Gail Jefferson, Ken Holmes, Craig Anderson
Series: Clark's Companion Essential Guides
Edition: 2
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2016
Language: English
Tags: Radiologic & Ultrasound Technology; Biotechnology; Radiology
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Key Aspects of Radiographic Practice
Anatomical Terminology
Positioning Terminology
Projection Terminology
Patient Journey and Examination Timeline
General Considerations for the Conduct of Radiographic Examinations
Patient Identity and Consent
Justification for the Examination
Radiation Protection
Medical Exposure and Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs)
Pregnancy
Evaluating Images: The ‘10-point Plan’
Guidelines for the Assessment of Trauma
Theatre Radiography
Ward Radiography
Section 2: Radiographic Projections
Abdomen – Antero-Posterior Supine
Abdomen Antero-Posterior – Left Lateral Decubitus
Acromio-clavicular Joint
Ankle – Antero-Posterior/Mortise Joint
Ankle – Lateral
Calcaneum – Axial
Cervical Spine – Antero-Posterior C3–C7
Cervical Spine – Antero-Posterior C1–C2 ‘Open Mouth’
Cervical Spine – Lateral Erect
Cervical Spine – Lateral ‘Swimmers’
Cervical Spine – Lateral Supine
Cervical Spine – Posterior Oblique
Cervical Spine – Flexion and Extension
Chest – Postero-anterior
Chest – Antero-posterior (Erect)
Chest – Lateral
Chest – Supine (Antero-posterior)
Chest – Mobile/Trolley (Antero-posterior)
Clavicle – Postero-anterior
Clavicle – Infero-superior
Elbow – Antero-posterior
Elbow – Alternative Antero-posterior Projections for Trauma
Elbow – Lateral
Facial Bones – Occipito-mental
Facial Bones – Occipito-mental 30-degree Caudal
Femur – Antero-posterior
Femur – Lateral
Fingers – Dorsi-palmar
Fingers – Lateral Index and Middle Fingers
Fingers – Lateral Ring and Little Fingers
Foot – Dorsi-plantar
Foot – Dorsi-plantar Oblique
Foot – Lateral Erect
Forearm – Antero-posterior
Forearm – Lateral
Hand – Dorsi-palmar
Hand – Dorsi-palmar Oblique
Hand – Lateral
Hip (Antero-posterior) – Single Hip
Hip – Lateral Neck of Femur (Trauma)
Hip – Lateral Air-gap Technique
Hip – Posterior Oblique (Lauenstein’s)
Hips (Both) – Lateral (‘Frog’s Legs’ Position)
Humerus – Antero-posterior
Humerus – Lateral
Knee – Antero-posterior
Knee – Lateral (Basic)
Knee – Horizontal Beam Lateral (Trauma)
Knee – Tunnel/Intercondylar Notch
Knee – ‘Skyline’ Patellar (Supero-inferior)
Lumbar Spine – Antero-posterior
Lumbar Spine – Lateral
Lumbar Spine – Oblique
Lumbo-sacral Junction (L5–S1) – Lateral
Mandible – Postero-anterior
Mandible – Lateral Oblique 30-degree Cranial (Supine)
Orbits – Occipito-mental (Modified)
Orthopantomography (OPG/DPT)
Pelvis – Antero-posterior
Sacro-iliac Joints – Postero-anterior
Sacrum – Antero-posterior
Sacrum – Lateral
Scaphoid Postero-anterior with Ulnar Deviation
Scaphoid – Anterior Oblique with Ulnar Deviation
Scaphoid – Posterior Oblique
Scaphoid – Postero-anterior, Ulnar Deviation and 30-degree Cranial
Shoulder Girdle – Antero-posterior (15-degree) Erect
Shoulder Girdle – Antero-posterior (Glenohumeral Joint) – Modified (Grashey Projection)
Shoulder – Supero-inferior (Axial)
Shoulder – Anterior Oblique (‘Y’ Projection)
Sinuses – Occipito-mental
Skull – Occipito-frontal
Skull – Occipito-frontal 30-degree Cranial (Reverse Towne’s)
Skull – Lateral Erect
Skull – Fronto-occipital (Supine/Trolley)
Skull – Fronto-occipital 30-degree Caudal (Towne’s Projection) (Supine/Trolley)
Skull – Lateral (Supine/Trolley)
Skull ‘Head’ – CT
Sternum – Lateral
Thoracic Spine – Antero Posterior
Thoracic Spine – Lateral
Thumb – Antero-posterior
Thumb – Lateral
Tibia and Fibula – Antero-posterior
Tibia and Fibula – Lateral
Toe – Hallux – Lateral
Toes – Dorsi-plantar
Toes – Second to Fifth – Dorsi-plantar Oblique
Wrist – Postero-anterior
Wrist – Lateral
Zygomatic Arches – Infero-superior
Section 3: Useful Information for Radiographic Practice
Non-Imaging Diagnostic Tests
Medical Terminology
Medical and Radiographic Abbreviations
Index