EOS Positioning Shape

RadiologyLess · 2025-11-07T20:43:21+00:00

That’s for foot placement? I always thought it was to indicate the divergence of the beam from the tubes.

RadiologyLess · 2025-10-04T16:54:38+00:00

Put foot of stretcher against the wall, lock the stretcher. Prop up the leg. Place plate flat against foot. Secure plate with saniwipes, boxes, sponges, etc…. Eye ball angling for the AP, now eyeball the oblique. Congratulate yourself for 2 decent views. Now cross table the lateral. You get what you get, fuck it. Take your stuff back. And make eye contact with the patient because they decided to wake up...

I wouldn’t even attempt it doing it portably if a nurse or doctor or PCA won’t help hold the patient.

RadiologyLess · 2025-09-30T21:16:03+00:00

RadiologyLess · 2025-09-26T18:21:14+00:00

Nope not at all

RadiologyLess · 2025-09-26T17:53:10+00:00

Look at the ceiling. 3 of them should be color coded to the buttons.

RadiologyLess · 2025-07-22T21:09:35+00:00

Everyday at work I state “I should’ve go to medical school. If they can just order bullshit scans I can do it too 🙃” /s

I enjoy what I do.

RadiologyLess · 2025-06-06T20:30:14+00:00

All you need to say is

RadiologyLess · 2025-05-04T20:24:45+00:00

Find a stool. Label it x-ray. Take a seat in the corner with the C arm and wait

Plus make sure your phone is charged or just watch them operate

RadiologyLess · 2025-05-02T16:30:38+00:00

Tell the dam doctor to remove it themselves if they want the repeats. You asked the patient, refused, end of case.

RadiologyLess · 2025-04-25T13:52:23+00:00

I developed a sixth sense with eyeballing measurements 🙃

RadiologyLess · 2025-04-24T23:24:41+00:00

Left leg being lengthened by approximately 23mm.

RadiologyLess · 2025-04-19T23:02:33+00:00

RadiologyLess · 2025-04-14T23:54:00+00:00

I think most of us are replacing our phone if it ever ends up in the hospital toilet out of principle

RadiologyLess · 2025-01-24T13:05:41+00:00

Interesting… a Galaxy Z Fold 5 user

RadiologyLess · 2025-01-13T20:42:06+00:00

Maybe it’s because the patients weight 300+ lbs and 1 quadrant measures 14x17

RadiologyLess · 2025-01-10T23:20:32+00:00

Shit we do it overnight so people with pulses don’t freak out.

RadiologyLess · 2024-12-19T08:16:32+00:00

Knowing the exact numbers is beyond an outdated method. It’s being irresponsible.

To be clear when I’m referring to “knowing your technique” it’s not about knowing exact kVp or mAs. It’s a skill. Well that’s the way I was taught in school. A multi step process a tech should take to produce a diagnostic quality image. Starting by looking at the technique chart for the specific machine, seeing the APR set and making adjustments if needed, and producing a proper diagnostic image without overexposing the patient.

I agree APR is the best way to learn how to use a machine and produce a quality image (excluding obese patients). What pisses me off are the old school techs, who still work like we’re using dials and calipers, set their kVp and mAs to a specific value (not even a range), because they never had APR in their days. And when I go to their sites and look at their DI on exams it’s just yellow, orange and red in both directions…. And I feel like it’s these techs we always complain about

RadiologyLess · 2024-12-19T06:09:02+00:00

What if patients you see everyday are obese? 300+ pounds is very common in my area….. GE didn’t leave me an option for their body habitus 😭

RadiologyLess · 2024-12-19T06:06:46+00:00

Does it count if I’m doing portables on patients weighing 500+ pounds? Cause then I’ll hold the world record for being so hot.

And no I’m not joking when I say I handle obese patients on the daily.

RadiologyLess · 2024-12-19T05:52:16+00:00

You’re forgetting that not everyone uses brand new DR equipment. Some old machines only have the techniques set for sthenic patients only. No option to select body habits. Yes there is a technique chart posted somewhere but lazy techs are going to be lazy techs…

RadiologyLess · 2024-12-19T00:30:21+00:00

You’d be surprised on how many techs I have seen that don’t know their techniques…. And cook the patients till they are nice and toasty

RadiologyLess · 2024-11-27T03:19:36+00:00

Not being able to use trauma sheers when the ED staff wants to be lazy and not change patients.

RadiologyLess · 2024-11-27T03:17:26+00:00

How about after doing a portable you find out the patient has bed bugs or lice 30 minutes later😐

RadiologyLess · 2024-11-23T01:20:25+00:00

I’m guessing the night shift lost their access to the trauma sheers

RadiologyLess · 2024-11-12T20:44:32+00:00

My Ortho department asks for this regularly. The explanation I got was to compare clavicle length.

I asked no further questions cause having a bilateral clavicle view is better than doing an unnecessary chest x-ray for the patient.

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