A Handbook of Radiography |
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abdomen anaesthetic angle anode antero-posterior view apparatus artery bacteria barium bladder bone cassette catheter central ray centre point chest Cholecystography clavicle cone contrast medium damage dark room developer diaphragm dorsal dose duct examination exposure external auditory meatus film is taken flexed fluid fluorescent foreign body fracture head hospital Hypaque iliac image intensifier important injected inserted intensifying screens Intravenous joint kidney kilovoltage knee lateral view lead rubber limb lumbar method movement necessary needle normal Oblique View obtain oesophagus opaque patient is placed patient lies pelvis Plain films plane possible posterior postero-anterior view Potter Bucky diaphragm protected radiation radiographer radiologist renal rotated sandbags Serial films skin soft tissues solution sometimes spine stereoscopic sterile supine supine position symphysis pubis syringe take a film take films tank technique tilted Tomography tract upper ureters usually ventricle ventricular system vertebra vertical X-ray department X-ray tube