General radiography article structure

There are two main types of radiography article. 

Radiographic series

These articles describe the set of projections that make up a series that might be requested by a clinician, e.g. they would request a wrist X-ray, to get a PA and lateral view, together these are termed the series.

TheEach article should begin with a brief introductory sentence/paragraph, followed by the a number of standard article is comprised of the following headingssubheadings:

• introductory sentence/paragraphIndications
• projectionsProjections
  • standard projections
  • additional projections
• indications

Radiographic view

These articles describe a specific projectional view that is obtained as part of a radiographic series.

TheEach article should begin with a brief introductory sentence/paragraph, followed by the a number of standard article is comprised of the following headingssubheadings:

• introductory sentence/paragraphPatient position (heading 4)
• patient positionTechnical factors (heading 4)
  • PA/AP
  • X-ray beam featuresCentring point using anatomical landmarks
  • imageCollimation using anatomical landmarks 
  • Orientation  (Portrait/landscape)
  • Detector size - Although most places are going digital and have digital detectors now. Giving the basic film size will still help those who have CR. It also gives people a good idea of collimation factors i.e. 35 x 43 cm
  • Exposure(kVp/mAs)
  • FFD/SID
  • Grid(Yes/No) 
• Image technical evaluation: how to tell if the view is adequate
• practicalPractical points