Clinical indication:
Fracture
Region:
Hand
Patient’s Position:
Patient is sitting along the table.
The hand may externally rotated 90° from PA position so that the palm may perpendicular to the cassette.
Fingers should be extended with abducted thumb.
Cassette:
Size: 10’’x12’’ Orientation: Portrait
FFD/SID:
100cm
Central ray:
Center over the head of second metacarpal
Grid:
No
Respiration:
Not related.
Exposure factors:
50-60kVp 3-5mAs
Collimation:
Collimate anteroposteriorly to the margins of the skin, distal to the finger tips and proximally include one third of distal radius and ulna.