Technical Factor Quiz

Fingers technique

• 63 kVp

• 0.6 mAs

• free detector

AP and AP axial clavical

• 81 kVp

• 5 mAs

• center cell

  • 20 degrees ap axial

PA hand technique

• 66 kVp

• 0.7 mAs

• free detector

Oblique hand technique

• 66 kVp

• 0.8 mAs

• free detector

Lateral hand technique

• 70 kVp

• 1.25 mAs

• free detector

PA and Oblique and Ulnar Deviation wrist technique

• 66 kVp

• 0.9 mAs

• free detector

Lateral wrist technique

• 70 kVp

• 1.1 mAs

• free detector

AP, Oblique, Lateral elbow technique

• 70 kVp

• 1.4 mAs

• free detector

AP and Lateral forearm technique

• 70 kVp

• 1.25 mAs

• free detector

Toes and Forefoot technique

• 63 kVp

• 0.9 mAs

• free detector

tube angle for AP toes and forefoot

• 15 degrees

AP/ Lateral/ Oblique foot technique

• 70 kVp

• 1.25 mAs

• free detector

angle for AP foot

• 10 degrees

AP (plantodorsal) heel technique

• 70 kVp

• 1.8 mAs

• free detector

• 40 degree angle cephalad

Lateral heel technique

• 70 kVp

• 1.1 mAs

• free detector

AP and AP mortise ankle technique

• 70 kVP

• 1.8 mAs

• free detector

Lateral ankle technique

• 70 kVp

• 1.25 mAs

• free detector

AP and Lateral Tib/Fib Bucky

• 81 kVp

• 2.0 mAs

• center cell

AP and Lateral Tib/Fib tabletop

• 70 kVp

• 2.5 mAs

• free detector

AP abdomen supine or erect technique

• 85 kVp

• all three cells

  • OR

• 10 mAs

Abdomen left lateral technique

• 85 kVp

• center cell

  • OR

• 11 mAs

Transabdominal decubitus technique

• 90 kVp

• center cell

  • OR

• 25 mAs

Lateral chest litter technique

• 120 kVp

• center cell

  • OR

• 3.6 mAs

AP erect chest technique

• 90 kVp

• 1.6 mAs 

• (± 2 kVp depending on body size)

• free detector

AP or PA decubitus chest technique

• 120 kVP

• cells vary

  • OR

• 2.0 mAs

PA chest technique

• 120 kVp

• 1.4 mAs

• all three cells

• erect board

Lateral chest technique

• 120 kVP

• 3.6 mAs

• center cell

• erect board

Piggo-Stat PA or standing chest technique

• 80-90 kVp

• center cell

  • OR

• 1.0 mAs

Piggo-Stat Lateral or standing chest technique

• 80-90 kVp

• center cell

  • OR

• 2.0 mAs

Supine, erect, obliques, and lateral knee

• 85 kVp

• center cell

• 2.5 mAs

Knee Sunrise

• 70 kVp

• tabletop

• 2 mAs

• about a 20 degree angle cephalad

AP and Lateral Distal Femur

• 87 kVp

• centercell

• 3.6 mAs

AP and lateral proximal femur

• 87 kVp

• center cell

• 7.1 mAs

AP external and internal (neutral) humerus

• 75 kVp

• center cell

• 2.8 mAs

Scapular Y Humerus and shoulder

• 85 kVp

• center cell

• 10 mAs

AP external and internal (neutral) shoulder

• 85 kVp

• center cell

• 4.5 mAs

Axial shoulder (superoinferior and inferosuperior)

• 75 kVp

• tabletop

• 4 mAs

AP scapula

• 85 kVp

• center cell

• 5.5 mAs

Lateral scapula

• 85 kVp

• center cell

• 8 mAs

AC joint (All images)

• 81 kVp

• center cell

• 3.6 mAs

PA SC joint

• 81 kVp

• center cell

• 3.6 mAs

PA RAO or LAO SC joint

• 81 kVp

• center cell

• 5 mAs