Category: Radiographic exams

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Radiographic Technique: Vertical Angle

What is vertical angle? Vertical angle refers to the position the Position Indicating Device (PID or cone) is along the coronal and/or sagittal planes.    A zero degree vertical angle is when the PID is positioned parallel with the axial plane.  A positive vertical angle is when the source of radiation…
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Radiographic Technique: Horizontal Angle

What is horizontal angle? Horizontal angle refers to the position the Position Indicating Device (PID or cone) is along the axial plane.    Horizontal angle can be increased or decreased.  A zero degree horizontal angle is when the PID is positioned parallel with the sagittal plane.  Increasing horizontal angle moves it towards…
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Retaking radiographs: Are you in or are you out?

With a new school year about to start, we will have many new students entering the clinic with little experience making radiographs.  With this comes many retakes.  The one thing I will also be asked by the returning students is why some private offices (they were in rotations over the…
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New patient radiographic exams

Imagine a new patient is coming to your practice today.  Do you have a preset radiographic exam you give every patient or do you evaluate the patient and determine what radiographs to order? Each office I’ve talked to is a little different in this.  While some offices prefer to order…