6.2. PATIENT POSITIONING
PAN group – All exams
Positioners
Bite
Chin rest
Positioning procedure
Standard procedure (as described in section 5.4.1).
TMJ group - All exams
Positioners
TMJ support
Positioning procedure
Standard procedure (as described in section 5.4.2), unless the bite and the chin rest are not required.
SIN group - All exams
Positioners
Bite or undernose support
Positioning procedure
Standard procedure (as described in section 5.4.1).
CEPH group –LAT-LAT examinations (all types)
Positioning procedure
Standard procedure (as described in section 5.4.3).
CEPH group – examinations ANTERO-POST, Sub-Mento VX
Positioning procedure
Standard procedure (as described in section 5.4.3), except that the cephalostat is rotated with the nose support in
the lateral position:
towards the image detector for AP (anteroposterior) and Sub-Mento Vertex;
towards the ray source for PA (posteroanterior).
EN
Needed for all patients, except for toothless ones.
Needed for toothless patients.
Needed for all patients.
Needed for all patients.
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