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PA CHEST XR (film size, placement, b,s or g, SID, KV)
14×17, V or T, B or G, 72 inches, 110-125 KV
Lat. CHEST XR (film size, placement, b,s or g, SID, KV)
14×17, VERTICAL, B or G, 72 inches, 110-125 kVp
Apical Lordotic/AP Lordotic (film size, placement, b,s or g, SID, KV)
14×17, TRANSVERSE, B or G, 72 inches, 110-125 kVp
what can you see in PA CXR
lungs to include apecies (top) and costrophrenic angles (bottom), heart, great vessels, ribs (10 pairs)
why do we shoot 72 inches upright
allows diaphragm to move the lowest level, show air fluid levels, prevent engorgement of greater vessels, prevent flattening of heart, remove scapulae from lung field, decrease magnification of heart
what do we always do before every exam
dress and shield the patient, everything from waist up and gown up