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http://dx.doi.org/10.17946/JRST.2022.45.3.249

The Importance of Positioning in General X-ray Examination: Based on Chest PA X-ray  

Cho, Pyong-Kon (Department of Radiological Science, Daegu Catholic University)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.45, no.3, 2022 , pp. 249-254 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the importance of proper positioning in chest PA X-ray examination. As a study method, this author searched for and analyzed materials related to chest PA X-ray examination from theses and books that had been published previously to understand the importance of proper positioning in chest PA X-ray examination. Generally, one of the examinations frequently done in most of the hospitals is chest PA X-ray examination. Also, in any kinds of X-ray examination, proper positioning is the most fundamental and definite way to provide accurate information about the patient. Poor positioning in chest PA X-ray examination may jeopardize the diagnosis and treatment, increase social cost due to examination needed to be done additionally, and generate additional radiation exposure unnecessarily above all. In conclusion, it is expected that proper positioning in chest PA X-ray examination will exert positive effects such as the provision of accurate information about the patient, prevention of misdiagnosis, reduction in social cost, and lastly decrease in radiation exposure.
Keywords
Chest PA X-ray Examination; Proper Positioning; Poor Positioning; Radiation Exposure;
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