Ap Ankle
IR size: 10×12 inches
Shielding: Lead shield around waist
Patient Position: Instruct patient to lay supine. Patient can dorsiflex foot is no pain is being felt.
Part Position: ensure the patients foot and ankle are in true AP and the lower leg is not rotated.
Central Ray: Center in between malleoli
SID: 40 inches
Collimation: Collimate to lateral skin margins, include half of metatarsals and the distal tibia and fibula.
Respiration: patient does not hold respiration.
