"the central ray will be angled 160° from the vertical axis (or 30° from horizontal), shooting superior-inferior towards the base of the patella. This will require the tube to sit close to the patient's upper body."
"Clinical Indications"
"centring point"
"collimation"
"orientation landscape"
"detector size18 cm x 24 cm"
"exposure"
"SID100-120 cm"
"gridno"
"orientation landscape"
"SID100-120 cm"
"dosethis projection often requires more dose than conventional knee radiographs due to tube angulation and, more often than not, a larger FFD/SID"
"dosethis projection often requires more dose than conventional knee radiographs due to tube angulation and, more often than not, a larger FFD/SID"
Expected headings
"Clinical Indications"
"often this projection requires the use of either an angled wall detector or a free-standing detector in a detector holder; if this is not possible, see the Laurine method"