12/08/2026
š„Chest (PA view)š„
āPatient position
patient is erect facing the upright image receptor, receptor is 5 cm above the shoulder joints
š„š¤suspended inspiration
centring point
the level of the 7th thoracic vertebra, approximately the inferior angle of the scapulae
collimation
superiorly 5 cm above the shoulder joint to allow proper visualisation of the upper airways
inferior to the inferior border of the 12th rib
lateral to the level of the acromioclavicular joints