cover image - Bontrager's Handbook of Radiographic Positioning & Techniques - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323797900
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 10-28-2020
Page Count: 344
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $54.99

Bontrager's Handbook of Radiographic Positioning & Techniques - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by John Lampignano, MEd, RT(R) (CT) and Leslie E. Kendrick, MS, RT(R)(CT)(MR)

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cover image - Bontrager's Handbook of Radiographic Positioning & Techniques - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323797900
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 10-28-2020
Page Count: 344
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $54.99
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Equip students with the portable guidance on positioning they need for success during clinicals with Bontrager’s Handbook of Radiographic Positioning and Techniques, 10th Edition. This is portable reference for radiographic anatomy and positioning provides bulleted instructions and photos of properly-positioned patients to help students safely and confidently position for the most-commonly requested radiographic studies. This pocket-sized handbook also provides suggested techniques and critique points so students have a quick reference for evaluating their own radiographs as they produce them in clinicals.

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ISBN: 9780323937467
    • NEW! Updated photographs visually demonstrate the latest digital technology used in radiography with new radiographs, positioning, and equipment images.
    • NEW! Updated content reflecting the latest ARRT competencies and ASRT curriculum guidelines prepares students for boards and clinical practice.
    • NEW! Additional Bernageau and Zanca projections offer guidance on these important projections performed for shoulder pathology and trauma.
    • 217 projections provide a snapshot of essential information in an easily accessible and portable format.
    • Standard radiographic image and evaluation criteria are presented on each positioning page, demonstrating critical anatomy and a list for critique.
    • Positioning presentations include positioning instructions, collimation field size, CR location and CR angle, suggested kVp ranges, space for writing in exposure factors, and more.
    • Page number references for the text are included at the bottom of each positioning page to help students easily move back and forth between the text for greater detail and explanation concerning a particular position.
    • Appendices offer additional quick-reference information on patient dose, abbreviations and acronyms, and various conversion charts, enabling students to locate important information quickly.
    • NEW! Updated photographs visually demonstrate the latest digital technology used in radiography with new radiographs, positioning, and equipment images.
    • NEW! Updated content reflecting the latest ARRT competencies prepares you for boards and clinical practice.
    • NEW! Additional Bernageau and Zanca projections offer guidance on these important projections performed for shoulder pathology and trauma.

  • 1. Chest
    2. Upper Limb
    3. Humerus and Shoulder Girdle
    4. Lower Limb
    5. Femur and Pelvic Girdle
    6. Vertebral Column
    7. Bony Thorax
    8. Cranium, Facial Bones, and Paranasal Sinuses
    9. Abdomen and Common Contrast Media Procedures
    10. Mobile (Portables) and Surgical Procedures

    Appendix A Reducing Patient Dose
    Appendix B Exposure-Distance Conversion Chart
    Appendix C Cast Conversion Rule
    Appendix D Grid Ratio Conversion Chart
    Appendix E Initials (Abbreviations), Technical Terms, and Acronyms

  • John Lampignano, MEd, RT(R) (CT), Retired Director Gateway Community College Phoenix, Arizona
    Visiting Professor Boise State University Boise, Idaho and Leslie E. Kendrick, MS, RT(R)(CT)(MR), Associate Professor, Program Director, Chair Department of Radiologic Sciences School of Allied Health Sciences College of Health Sciences Boise State University Boise, Idaho
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