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Use this pocket reference in the clinical setting to ensure proper positioning and correct exposure! Handbook of Radiographic Positioning and Techniques, 11th Edition guides you through each step in performing hundreds of imaging procedures. Each projection includes patient positioning photos and concise descriptions to help you produce clear images safely and confidently. Written by the same authors as Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, this handbook is a convenient clinical companion to the textbook. A quick review ensures that you perform radiographic procedures right every time!297 projections provide a snapshot of essential information in an easily accessible and portable format.Standard, well-positioned radiograph of each projection demonstrates the critical anatomy that must be visualized, along with a list of evaluation criteria.Recommendations for radiation protection are provided for each projection, including instructions for shielding.Positioning pages include a patient position description, recommended automatic exposure control chamber, collimation field size, IR size, CR location and CR angle, suggested kVp ranges, space to fill in exposure factors, and more.Page number references for the textbook are included at the bottom of each positioning page to easily refer to the text for greater detail and explanation concerning a particular position.Useful appendices make it easy to find information on patient dose safety, abbreviations and acronyms, and various conversion charts.NEW! Updated photographs visually demonstrate the latest digital technology used in radiography with new radiographs as well as images of positioning and new equipment.NEW! The latest ARRT(R) content specifications and ASRT curriculum guidelines prepare you for certification exams and for clinical practice.NEW! Additional new projections include a false and modified false profile of the hip, PA clenching wrist for the scapulolunate region, and weight-bearing calcaneus which are performed frequently in orthopedic and sports medicine clinics

Use this practical workbook to reinforce your understanding of radiographic positioning and procedures! With chapters corresponding to those in Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 11th Edition, this workbook provides a wide variety of exercises to help you apply important positioning principles and critically evaluate images. Included are laboratory activities, situational questions, self-tests, and image critiques to review and reinforce what you have learned with the textbook. The perfect study tool, this workbook prepares you to succeed on credentialing exams and in clinical practice.A wide variety of review exercises include questions on anatomy, select pathology, and clinical indications as well as a positioning critique and image evaluation questions.Situational questions describe clinical scenarios and ask you to analyze and apply positioning criteria to specific examples.Laboratory activities provide hands-on experience performing radiographs using phantoms, practicing positioning, and evaluating images.Image critique questions describe an improperly positioned radiograph then ask what modifications need to be made to improve the image, preparing you to evaluate the quality of radiographs produced in the clinical setting.Chapter objectives provide a checklist for completing the workbook activities.Self-tests at the end of chapters help you assess your learning with multiple choice, labeling, short answer, matching, and true/false questions.Answers to the review exercises are provided at the end of the workbook for immediate feedback.NEW! Updated content matches the revisions to Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 11th Edition, ensuring that information reflects the profession's evolving technology and clinical practice.NEW! The latest ARRT content specifications and ASRT curriculum guidelines prepare you for certification exams and for clinical practice.NEW! Stronger focus on computed and digital radiography prepares you for the ARRT(R) certification exam and for clinical success