Clark's Pocket Handbook for Radiographers (Clark's Companion Essential Guides)

Drawn from the bestselling Clark's Positioning in Radiography, this pocket handbook provides clear and practical advice to help radiographers in their day-to-day work. Designed for rapid reference, it covers how to position the patient and the central ray, describes the essential image characteristics and illustrates each radiographic projection with a positioning photograph and a radiograph. Content: Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Key Aspects of Radiographic Practice -- Anatomical Terminology -- Positioning Terminology -- Projection Terminology -- Patient Journey and Examination Timeline -- General Considerations for the Conduct of Radiographic Examinations -- Patient Identity and Consent -- Justification for the Examination -- Radiation Protection -- Medical Exposure and Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) -- Pregnancy -- Evaluating Images: The `10-point Plan' -- Guidelines for the Assessment of Trauma -- Theatre Radiography -- Ward Radiography -- Section 2 Radiographic Projections -- Abdomen -- Antero-Posterior Supine -- Abdomen Antero-Posterior -Left Lateral Decubitus -- Acromio-clavicular Joint -- Ankle -- Antero-Posterior/Mortise Joint -- Ankle -- Lateral -- Calcaneum -- Axial -- Cervical Spine -- Anteroposterior C3-C7 -- Cervical Spine -- Antero-posterior C1-C2 `Open Mouth' -- Cervical Spine -- Lateral Erect -- Cervical Spine -- Lateral `Swimmers' Note continued: Cervical Spine -- Lateral Supine -- Cervical Spine -- Posterior Oblique -- Cervical Spine -- Flexion and Extension -- Chest -- Postero-anterior -- Chest -- Antero-posterior (Erect) -- Chest-Lateral -- Chest -- Supine (Anteroposterior) -- Chest -- Mobile/Trolley (Antero-posterior) -- Clavicle -- Postero-anterior -- Clavicle -- Infero-superior -- Elbow -- Antero-posterior -- Elbow -- Alternative Anteroposterior Projections for Trauma -- Elbow-Lateral -- Facial Bones -- Occipito-mental -- Facial Bones -- Occipito-mental 30-degree Caudal -- Femur -- Antero-posterior -- Femur-Lateral -- Fingers -- Dorsi-palmar -- Fingers -- Lateral Index and Middle Fingers -- Fingers -- Lateral Ring and Little Fingers -- Foot -- Dorsi-plantar -- Foot -- Dorsi-plantar Oblique -- Foot -- Lateral Erect -- Forearm -- Antero-posterior -- Forearm -- Lateral -- Hand -- Dorsi-palmar -- Hand -- Dorsi-palmar Oblique -- Hand-Lateral 122 Hip (Antero-posterior) -- Single Hip Note continued: Hip -- Lateral Neck of Femur (Trauma) -- Hip -- Lateral Air-gap Technique -- Hip -- Posterior Oblique (Lauenstein's) -- Hips (Both) -- Lateral (`Frog's Legs' Position) -- Humerus -- Antero-posterior -- Humerus -- Lateral -- Knee -- Antero-posterior -- Knee -- Lateral (Basic) 140 Knee -- Horizontal Beam Lateral (Trauma) -- Knee -- Tunnel/lntercondylar Notch -- Knee -- `Skyline' Patellar (Supero-inferior) -- Lumbar Spine -- Anteroposterior -- Lumbar Spine -- Lateral -- Lumbar Spine -- Oblique -- Lumbo-sacral Junction (L5-S1) -- Lateral -- Mandible -- Postero-anterior -- Mandible -- Lateral Oblique 30-degree Cranial (Supine) -- Orbits -- Occipito-mental (Modified) -- Orthopantomography (OPG/DPT) -- Pelvis -- Antero-posterior -- Sacro-iliac Joints -- Postero-anterior -- Sacrum -- Antero-posterior -- Sacrum -- Lateral -- Scaphoid Postero-anterior with Ulnar Deviation -- Scaphoid -- Anterior Oblique with Ulnar Deviation -- Scaphoid -- Posterior Oblique Note continued: Scaphoid -- Postero-anterior, Ulnar Deviation and 30-degree Cranial -- Shoulder Girdle -- Anteroposterior (15-degree) Erect -- Shoulder Girdle -- Anteroposterior (Glenohumeral Joint) -- Modified (Grashey Projection) -- Shoulder -- Supero-inferior (Axial) -- Shoulder -- Anterior Oblique (`Y' Projection) -- Sinuses -- Occipito-mental -- Skull -- Occipito-frontal -- Skull -- Occipito-frontal 30-degree Cranial (Reverse Towne's) -- Skull -- Lateral Erect -- Skull -- Fronto-occipital (Supine/Trolley) -- Skull -- Fronto-occipital 30-degree Caudal (Towne's Projection) (Supine/Trolley) -- Skull -- Lateral (Supine/Trolley) -- Skull `Head' -- CT -- Sternum -- Lateral -- Thoracic Spine -- Anteroposterior -- Thoracic Spine -- Lateral -- Thumb -- Antero-posterior -- Thumb-Lateral -- Tibia and Fibula -- Anteroposterior -- Tibia and Fibula -- Lateral -- Toe -- Hallux-Lateral -- Toes -- Dorsi-plantar -- Toes -- Second to Fifth -- Dorsi-plantar Oblique -- Wrist-Postero-anterior Note continued: Wrist-Lateral -- Zygomatic Arches -- Infero-superior -- Section 3 Useful Information for Radiographic Practice Non-Imaging Diagnostic Tests -- Medical Terminology -- Medical and Radiographic Abbreviations. A practical guide to radiographic technique in a handy pocket-sized format, Clark's Pocket Handbook for Radiographers is an invaluable tool for students, radiographic practitioners and professional radiographers.