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Learn and perfect your\u003cb\u003e \u003c/b\u003epositioning skills with the leading radiography text and clinical reference! \u003cb\u003eMerrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures, Sixteenth Edition, \u003c/b\u003edescribes how to position patients properly, set exposures, and produce the quality radiographs needed to make accurate diagnoses. Guidelines to both common and uncommon projections prepare you for every kind of patient encounter. The gold standard in imaging, \u003cb\u003eMerrill's Atlas \u003c/b\u003ecovers all procedures in the ASRT radiography curriculum and prepares you for the ARRT exam.\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW! Respiration heading\u003c/b\u003e emphasizes the importance of proper breathing instructions for maximizing image quality\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW and UPDATED! Additional images \u003c/b\u003eenhance coverage of mammography\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPDATED! Unit values expressed as SI units, \u003c/b\u003ewith traditional units provided in parentheses, match the format used in imaging technical texts and the ARRT exam.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPDATED\u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e! Gonadal shielding guidelines\u003c/b\u003e align with current clinical practice\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPDATED\u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e! Collimation field sizes and \u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eimage receptor sizes\u003c/b\u003e are simplified for enhanced clinical relevance\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTREAMLINED! Rounded decimal values \u003c/b\u003ereplace fractions throughout the text\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eComprehensive, full-color coverage of anatomy and positioning\u003c/b\u003e makes \u003ci\u003eMerrill's Atlas\u003c/i\u003e the most in-depth text and reference available for radiography students and practitioners\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuidelines to each projection\u003c/b\u003e include a photograph of a properly positioned patient and information on patient position, part position, respiration, central ray angulation, collimation, kVp values, structures shown, and evaluation criteria\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiagnostic-quality radiograph\u003c/b\u003e for each projection demonstrates the result the radiographer is trying to achieve\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e |