10.08.09
Radiology Student Chat Zone :: Best student training techniques for trainers
Author: traineetechPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:17 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 5
As a trainee tech, of course, one of the first examinations we get to carry out are chest X-Ray's.
Obviously, amongst other factors, you must included the apices of the lung fields when performing an erect PA chest X-Ray.
I, and many other students, were, at first unaware that in order to include the apices on the X-Ray, you must make sure that a shadow of the tops of the shoulders and base of the neck are cast onto the image receptor before taking the X-Ray as marked with the crosses on this image:
It's surprising how many students at first fail to understand how an X-Ray image is formed, and what must be included/displayed on the receptor prior to taking the X-Ray itself in order to produce a competent image.
Simple really, but make sure your students understand this otherwise they'll be producing images without the correct anatomy displayed.