Author Question: When the central ray is aligned with a patient's OML, the tube angle reads 25 degrees caudad. What ... (Read 87 times)

KimWrice · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

When the central ray is aligned with a patient's OML, the tube angle reads 25 degrees caudad. What angulation would you use for this patient for a trauma AP axial (Towne method) cranial projection?

a. Perpendicular
b. 55 degrees caudad
c. 45 degrees caudad
d. 10 degrees cephalad

Question 2

A patient requires a trauma AP axial cranial projection (Caldwell method). When the central ray is aligned with the OML, the tube angle reads 13 degrees caudad. What central ray angle should be used?

a. 15 degrees caudad
b. 2 degrees caudad
c. 2 degrees cephalad
d. 28 degrees caudad