Marker Placement
I’m working on comping my L-spine and C-spine routines right now. My positioning technique is good, but I’m running into problems with marker placement. In my last clinical rotation, I learned one way to do it, but I’m being taught a different way at my new clinical site. Actually, in my last two clinical rotations, I have used the same marker placement technique for the L-Spine series. I had been taught to use my left marker on every image, which makes sense. My mind wants to use the right marker on the RPO, but consistency wants me to use the left marker, as do the people I have been working with in clinical. At my current site, they prefer that I use the right markers on the AP Sacrum, AP L-Spine, RPO, and LPO views and then switch to my left marker for the lateral and the L5-S1 spot. I had another shot at the L-Spine comp today, and the only error I had was a clipped marker. My positioning was fine, so I expect to get that comp completed this week. My positioning on the C-Spine routines has been good also, but I’m clipping markers there too. I have to get more aggressive with my marker placement on those. I always have my marker on the bucky, but I end up losing it when I collimate. I’ll get it sorted out :)