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List Punctuation

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"when performing this examination mobile in a special care nursery or ward, the scattered radiation to nearby neonatal patients and their family must be considered. It is essential to ensure that nearby neonates and family members are invited to leave the room or moved as far away as possible from the x-ray source during exposure ³."

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Adjectival Hyphens

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"entire lung fields should be visible; post-processing collimation is not advisable in paediatric imaging (if it is exposed it should be examined), if this is to be conducted, consider sending the non-digitally collimated image and resending it post collimated"

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Heading Citation

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"Rotation ⁶"

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Litotes

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"Indications for a chest x-ray are far and wide from suspected infection to a pneumothorax. The specific reason why these radiographs are conducted supine is the fact neonates will often stay on the ward (performed mobile) and do not have reliable head control until around 3 months old ¹³."

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Strong

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"centring pointthe level of the 7th thoracic vertebra"

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"collimation ⁴"

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"orientation portrait"

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"detector sizeoften smaller 'mini' detectors are used for the neonate chest x-ray"

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"exposure ⁵"

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"SID110 cm"

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"gridno"

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Acronyms

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"SID110 cm"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Indications
H1 Patient position
H1 Technical factors
H1 Image technical evaluation
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Rotation ⁶"

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"Lead shielding"

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"Consent"

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Semicolons

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"entire lung fields should be visible; post-processing collimation is not advisable in paediatric imaging (if it is exposed it should be examined), if this is to be conducted, consider sending the non-digitally collimated image and resending it post collimated"

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"The neonatal chest is technically demanding not due to the examination; the neonatal patient is often underweight, and unable to keep still."

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"One of the most common repeated images in paediatric imaging is movement ⁷. To prevent movement during the examination will often require a staff member, in lead protection, to stay in the room holding the patient (often at the arms and legs). If this is the case, careful instruction should be provided to that staff member regarding the goal of the examination. Research regarding the most effective method of neonatal immobilisation is lacking; departmental protocols will vary."

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