C1
PA Chest
-14x17 IR portrait or landscape, grid, 72SID
-CR@T7, perpendicular to IR
-Light 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarder, shield gonads
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiration
-patient facing upright bucky, shoulders rolled forward, hands on hips
Left Lateral Chest
-14x17 IR portrait, grid, 72SID
-CR@T7, mid thorax, and perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarders
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiration
-Arms above head to clear area of interest, left side against IR at upright bucky
AP Chest (both supine and erect)
-14x17IR portrait or landscape, grid, 72SID
-CR@T7, perpendicular to IR if erect but 5 degrees caudad if supine
-Collimate 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarders, shield gonads
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiration
-Patient erect at bucky with hands on hips, or patient supine on table with arms away from body
KUB (AP supine) abdomen
-14x17IR portrait or landscape, grid, 40-44SID
-CR@Iliac crest/midsagittal plane, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1" past widest skin boarder, no lead shielding
- 70-85kvp, make exposure on suspended expiration
-patient supine on table with arms away from body
Left lateral decubitus abdomen
-14x17IR portrait or landscape, grid, 40-44SID
-CR@2in above iliac crest/midsagittal plane, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1" past widest skin boarder, top of IR at level of axilla, no lead shielding
- 70-85kvp, make exposure on suspended expiration
-patient on left side with back against the upright bucky, arms up by head
AP apical lordotic (supine)
-14x17IR portrait or landscape, grid, 72SID (if possible)
-CR@T7, 15-20 degrees cephalad
-Collimate 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarders, shield gonads
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiration
-Patient supine on table, arms away from body
AP Apical lordotic chest (Erect, patient angled)
-14x17IR portrait or landscape, grid, 72SID
-CR@T7, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarders, shield gonads
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiratioin
-Patient one step from upright bucky to then lean back on an angle with shoulders rolled forward, hands on hips
AP apical lordotic (erect, tube angled)
-14x17IR portrait or landscape, grid, 72SID
-CR@T7, 15-20 degrees cephalad
-Collimate 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarders, shield gonads
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiration
-Patient erect at upright bucky, hands on hips, shoulders rolled forward
Erect abdomen
-14x17IR portrait or landscape, grid, 40-44SID
-CR@2in above iliac crest/midsagittal plane, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1" past widest skin boarder, top of IR at level of axilla, no lead shielding
- 70-85kvp, make exposure on suspended expiration
-patient erect with back against bucky and arms away from body
Prone abdomen
-14x17IR portrait or landscape, grid, 40-44SID
-CR@Iliac crest/midsagittal plane, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1" past widest skin boarder, no lead shielding
- 70-85kvp, make exposure on suspended expiration
-patient prone with arms away from body
RPO/LPO chest
-14x17IR portrait, 72SID
-CR@T7 between midsagittal plane and lateral margin of thorax, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarder, shield gonads
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiration
-RPO: patient with back of right shoulder on upright bucky, angled 45 degrees, right arm up, left arm on hip
-LPO: vise versa
RAO/LAO Chest
-14x17IR portrait, 72SID
-CR@T7 between midsagittal plane and lateral margin of thorax, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarder, shield gonads
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiration
-RAO: patient with front of right shoulder on upright bucky, angled 45 degrees, left arm on top of bucky, right arm by side
-LAO: vise versa
Right/left lateral decubitus chest
-14x17 IR portrait, grid, 72SID
-CR@T7 and to midcoronal plane, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarders, there should be light on the bed, shield gonads
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiration
-Arms above head to clear area of interest, patient laying on left or right side with back against bucky
Dorsal decubitus/cross-table lateral abdomen
-14x17IR landscape, grid, 40-44SID
-CR@2in above iliac crest/midcoronal plane, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1" past widest skin boarder, top of IR at level of axilla, there should be light on the bed no lead shielding
- 70-85kvp, make exposure on suspended expiration
-patient supine on stretcher with left side against bucky and arms up by head
True lateral abdomen
-14x17IR portrait, grid, 40-44SID
-CR@iliac crest/midcoronal plane, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1" past widest skin boarder, top of IR at level of axilla, there should be light on the bed no lead shielding, use lead blocker behind patients back
- 70-85kvp, make exposure on suspended expiration
-patient on left side on table, elbows flexed and arms up by head
Cross-table (dorsal) decubitus chest
-14x17 IR portrait, grid, 72SID
-CR@T7 and to midcoronal plane, perpendicular to IR
-Collimate 1-1.5" above shoulders, 1" past widest skin boarders, there should be light on the bed, shield gonads
- 110-125kvp, expose on second inspiration
-Arms above head to clear area of interest, patient supine on stretcher with left side against bucky
AP soft tissue neck
-10x12IR portrait, grid, 40SID
-CR@thyroid cartilage (C4,C5), perpendicular to IR
-keep collimation open for an average adult, top of IR should be at the EAM and bottom of the light needs to be at T2/T3, shield gonads
- 75-85kvp, exposure made in middle of long inspiration
-Patient at upright bucky, chin slightly raised
Left lateral soft tissue neck
-10x12IR portrait, grid, 72SID
-CR@thyroid cartilage (C4,C5), perpendicular to IR
-keep collimation open on average adult, top of IR should be at the EAM and bottom of the light needs to be at T2/T3, shield gonads
- 75-85kvp, exposure made in middle of long inspiration
-patient with left shoulder on upright bucky, chin raised