ABSTRACT
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This projection is usually carried out with the patient supine on a trauma trolley. The trolley is positioned adjacent to the vertical Bucky digital detector system, with the patient’s median sagittal plane parallel to the receptor.
The arm nearest the receptor is folded over the head, with the humerus as close to the trolley top as the patient can manage. The arm and shoulder nearest the X-ray tube are depressed as far as possible.
The shoulders are now separated vertically.
The detector system should be raised or lowered, such that the line of the vertebrae should coincide with the middle of the receptor.
This projection can also be undertaken with the patient erect, either standing or sitting, or supine.
