ABSTRACT
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The patient lies in the supine position. The trunk is rotated slightly and then supported with pads to allow the side of the face being examined to come in contact with a CR cassette, which is supported using a thin wedge foam pad.
The median sagittal plane should be parallel to the CR cassette and the inter-pupillary line perpendicular to both of these.
The neck may be flexed slightly to clear the mandible from the spine.
The long axis of the CR cassette should be parallel to the long axis of the mandible and the lower border positioned 2 cm below the lower border of the mandible.
