Radiography and radio-therapeutics (1919) (14734795896)

Identifier: radiographyradio001knox (find matches)

Title: Radiography and radio-therapeutics

Year: 1919 (1910s)

Authors: Knox, Robert, 1868-1928

Subjects: Radiography Radiography Radiotherapy

Publisher: New York : Macmillan

Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

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of Feit pad—-EfSsSzjpi^ the true lateral position an arrangement vh m\ whereby the head can be supported is neces- M^JL^^~ sary. Hickeys wooden pillows are useful; ;I these are shallow wooden boxes which can Boxes- - 1\ be laid one upon another until the desired Fig. 177.—Radiography of the skull: level is obtained. They should be large 3£4&*£l5LStaw; enousl1 t0 take the size o£ ,Iate in use 12 x 10, and a flat plate changing cassetteis a useful addition to the set. Technique for Lateral View of the Skull.—The patient may either sit upin a chair or lie on the couch ; the latter position is the more comfortable,and it is easier to immobilise both patient and plate. The central ray should pass through the head in a transverse plane ;the plate should be at right angles to the central ray and parallel with thesagittal plane of the head. The tube holder is arranged so that the centralray passes through at a point 1 inch above and 1 inch in front of the externalauditory meatus.

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