Clinical indication:
Fracture, lesion
Region:
Foot
Patient’s Position:
The patient is seated on the xray table with, with the affected knee and hip flexed.
Rotate the patient’s leg medially until the plantar surface of the foot forms an angle of 30° to the plane of the IR.
Cassette:
Size: 10”x12” Orientation: Portrait
FFD/SID:
100cm
Central ray:
The central beam is perpendicular to the base of 3rd metatarsal.
Grid:
No
Respiration:
Not related.
Exposure Exposure factors:
60kVp 4mAs
Collimation:
Include proximal ankle and outer skin margins of foot.