AP portable chest radiograph

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• Chest X-ray — A chest X ray, commonly abbreviated CXR, is a projection radiograph (X ray), taken by a radiographer, of the thorax which is used to diagnose problems with that area. The typical radiation dose to an adult from a chest x ray is around 0.06 mSv (6 …   Wikipedia

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• anteroposterior — AP adj. from the front to the back. In radiography, AP denotes a radiograph in the coronal plane taken when the X ray beam is directed from the front to the back of the patient. Portable chest radiographs are usually AP. Compare: decubitus,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Radiology — is the medical specialty directing medical imaging technologies to diagnose and treat diseases. Originally it was the aspect of medical science dealing with the medical use of electromagnetic energy emitted by X ray machines or other such… …   Wikipedia

• projection — 1. A pushing out; an outgrowth or protuberance. 2. The referring of a sensation to the object producing it. 3. A defense mechanism by which a repressed complex in the individual is denied and conceived as belonging to another person, as when… …   Medical dictionary