Thoracic Vertebrae, AP

40" bucky

14x17 LW, upper IR border 1.5-2" above shoulders

supine, arms @ sides, shoulders same plane, head rests on table

flex knees until back contacts table

Center MSP to MLT

┴ T7... MW jugular notch + zyphoid process

Right, face up

10x17

shallow brathing or full exhalation for more uniform density when breathing in labored

the "heel affect" . . . cathode end toward feet OR using a wedge filter provides a more uniform density

Place lead shield over patient's pelvis

AP thoracic bodies, interpediculat spaces

al 12 vert, wide exposure latitude, collimation, spinous processes at patient ML, aligned vertebral column