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rad tech ARRT review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Breathing instructions for chest xray | Expose on second inspiration |
| Criteria for diagnostic chest xray | both lungs apices to costophrenic angles, full inspiration, no motion/ no rotation |
| Routine Chest Exam | PA, Lateral |
| chest technique | 125 kVp @ 3-5 mAs |
| Why PA? | heart closest to IR- less magnification |
| CR Centering? | Perpendicular beam centered @ T7 3" below jugular notch 7-8" below C7 |