T-IM114b P33/62
T20
Series
OPERATION TABLE
Lower torso imaging
Patient in normal orientation with table
head and leg sections in the normal
position. Patient positioned down the
table to maximize the amount of lower
torso in the imaging area.
Upper torso imaging
Patient in normal orientation with table
head and leg sections reversed from their
normal position (i.e. leg section in the
long trunk). Patient positioned up the
table to maximize the amount of upper
torso in the imaging area.
NOTE: All illustrations are
examples only. Care should be
taken in patient positioning to
ensure stability, see section 6.3.
For the obese patient see section
6.1.
Fig. 6.2 Patient positioning for radiographic procedures
Patient positioning for maximum āCā arm imaging of the required area.
Additionally there is an X-ray cassette tunnel, accessible from either end.