Humerus - AP

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Name of projection	Humerus - AP
Area Covered	Entire humerus
Pathology shown	Fractures, bone lesions, foreign body or other pathologic process eg osteoporosis and arthritis
Radiographic Anatomy	Humerus Radiographic Anatomy
IR Size & Orientation	35 x 43 cm Portrait
Film / Screen Combination	Regular (CR and DR as recommended by manufacturer)
Bucky / Grid	Moving or stationary grid
Filter	No
Exposure	60 kVp 15 mAs
FFD / SID	100cm
Central Ray	Central ray to midpoint of humerus CR perpendicular to IR
Collimation	Collimate on sides to the soft tissue borders of the humerus Lower margin to include elbow joint, Upper margin to include shoulder
Markers	Distal and Lateral Marker orientation is AP
Shielding	Gonadal (check your department's policy guidelines)
Respiration	Suspended
Positioning	Erect Patient erect with back against upright bucky Rotate body towards the affected side as needed to bring shoulder and humerus in contact with IR Extend hand and forearm Align humerus to long axis of IR or diagonally across IR for patients with longer limbs Abduct arm and supinate hand so that so that epicondyles of elbow are equidistant May be performed supine on the X-ray table
Critique PACEMAN	Positioning Area Covered Collimation Exposure
Special Notes

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