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Abdomen: AP Upright
RAD 111 Chart 2011
Question | Answer |
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PROJECTION | ABDOMEN: AP UPRIGHT |
MEASURE PATH OF BEAM | AT CR |
SID INCHES | 40" |
IMAGE RECEPTOR | 14X17 LW VGD |
PATIENT POSITION | Upright In AP abdomen Position |
PART POSITION | CENTER MSP to ML VGD arms away from image area distribute body weight equally on feet |
IR CENTERING | 2" above level iliac crests to include diaphragm |
CENTRAL RAY | PERPENDICULAR 2" above level iliac crests to inlclude diaphragm |
ID MARKERS | RIGHT, LOWER CORNER, add appropriate upright marker |
COLLIMATION MAXIMUM | 13X17 |
RESPIRATION | EXPIRATION: "take a deep breath in, blow it out, hold it out, don't breathe" |
SPECIAL NOTE | none |
GONADAL SHIELDING | none |
STRUCTURES SHOWN | AP proj., liver shape and size, spleen & kidneys, intra-abdominal calcifications, tumor masses |
EVALUATION CRITERIA | same as supine AP+ diaphragms w/o motion, similar density as supine, appropriate marker |
2011 MERRILLS PAGE # | 91 VOL 2 |