| Cervical Spine | AP LOWER C-SPINE | AP OPEN MOUTH | NEUTRAL LATERAL | OBLIQUE | FLEXION LATERAL | EXTENSION LATERAL | ARTICULAR PILLARS | SWIMMER'S LATERAL |
| DEMONSTRATE | C3 - C7/T1 | C1 and C2 | Sella Turcica to C7 | C1-C7 | C1-C7 | C1-C7 | Facets C1-T1 | Lateral spot of cervical/thoracic C4-T3 (C7-T1) |
| MEASURE | C4 | C4 + 3cm | C6 | C6 | C6 | C6 | C4 to TABLE at an angle | SCM to AXILLA |
| kVp | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 90 LARGE FOCAL SPOT |
| FILM SIZE | 8x10 or 10x12 Horizontal Black Flash up | 8x10 Horizontal Black Flash up | 8x10 or 10x12 Verticle Black Flash down | 8x10 Verticle Black Flash down | 8x10 or 10x12 Horizontal Black Flash up | 8x10 or 10x12 Verticle Black Flash down | 8x10 or 10x12 Verticle Black Flash down | 8x10 Horizontal Black Flash up |
| GRID | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | >20cm Yes | Yes |
| FFD | 40 | 40 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 40 | 40 |
| TUBE TILT | 15 cephalad | 0 | 0 | Ant 15 caudad Post 15 cephalad | 0 | 0 | SUPINE - 45 caudad 9" closer | 5 caudad |
| PATIENT POSITION | EOP + MANDIBLE LEVEL | EOP + INCISORS LEVEL OPEN MOUTH | NEUTRAL LATERAL | SHOULDERS 45 HEAD ABOUT 23 | NEUTRAL LATERAL RETRACT HEAD THEN FLEX | NEUTRAL LATERAL RETRACT HEAD THEN EXTEND | SUPINE WITH SLIGHT EXTENSION AND HEAD 45 TO OPPOSITE SIDE | NEUTRAL LATERAL; ARM BY FILM STRAIGHT UP |
| CR | C6 | UVULA | C4/Mastoid | C3/C4 and Mastoid C4/C5 and Mastiod | C4/Mastoid | C4/Mastoid | C3/4 and Angle of Mandible | C7 |
| COLLIMATE AND SHIELD | EOP/MANDIBLE TO LUNG APICES | BOTTOM OF NOSE TO JUST ABOVE SYMPHASIS MENTI | TOP EAR TO SHOULDER | LATERAL TO SOFT TISSUE VERTICLE TO FILM SIZE | LATERAL BEHIND EYES VERTICLE TO FILM SIZE | LATERAL TO SOFT TISSUE VERTICLE TO FILM SIZE | LATERAL TO C-SPINE VERTICLE FULL CASSETTE | TO AREA OF CONCERN |
| FILTER | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
| SIDE MARKER | L or R at side mid-neck | L or R inferior to mastoid at film edge | L (or R) below mandible | RPO/LPO under mandible RAO/LAO behind spine | L (or R) Top Right | L (or R) Behind Neck | L or R on side opposide head rotation | L (or R) |
| BREATHING | Suspended Expiration | Suspended Expiration | Breath in let it out hold still | Breath in let it out hold still | Breath in let it out hold still | Breath in let it out hold still | Suspended Expiration | Breath in let it out hold still |
| Measurements <12cm - no grid necessary | ||||||||
| Bear in mind spine is posterior, collimate else out | ||||||||
| Scoliosis - convex toward screen (x-ray into concave) | ||||||||
| Listing might require tube angling | ||||||||
| Move tube closer 1" for every 5 degrees angle at 20 degrees or more |