PA Oblique
IR Size: 10x12 LW
SID: 40"" (30"" if possible)
Page #'s: 1:458,210
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Positioning:
Pt rotated: 15°-20° RAO
Thin pt: more rotation, lg pt less
If Prone bend: left elbow & knee to get rotation
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CR Entrance & Angle:
_|_ mid-sternum, 1"" lateral from elevated side from MSP
Collimation:
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Eval Criteria:
Entire sternum over heart shadow & no SI over spine
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Lateral
IR Size: 10x12 LW
SID: 72""
Page #'s: 1:462,212
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Positioning:
TLP, Shoulders: rolled back
Arms: locked behind back
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CR Entrance & Angle:
_|_ mid-sternum (3"" inferior to jugular notch)
Collimation:
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Eval Criteria:
SI of SC Joints
No SI by shoulders or ribs
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