SCENARIO 16: HEADWORK PATIENT A patient, Mr. Evans, arrives…

SCENARIO 16: HEADWORK PATIENT A patient, Mr. Evans, arrives to the radiology department from the emergency room with injuries to his jaw area. Dr. Knowitall orders a Mandible examination. The examination included the following positions: PA, PA Axial, and Modified Townes images. Mr. Evans has an average, or sthenic, body habitus and a dolichocephalic head shape. Where does the central ray exit for a PA projection of the mandible?

SCENARIO 15: HEADWORK PATIENT Prior to removing Mr. Murphy f…

SCENARIO 15: HEADWORK PATIENT Prior to removing Mr. Murphy from the examination table and after viewing all of the radiographs you have completed, The ER resident, Dr. Knowitall, calls and requests that an additional radiograph be completed to demonstrate the sphenoid sinus. You perform the requested radiograph utilizing the following: Method:  [1] Projection:  [2]       Positioning Baseline Placed Perpendicular to the Image Receptor: [3]  Central Ray Entrance/Exit Point: [4]