Skull & Facial Bones : Radiographic Technique

Radiographic Techniques for Skull and Facial Bones
This focused PowerPoint presentation is designed to guide radiography students, educators, and new radiographers through the core imaging techniques used in skull and facial bone radiography. It provides clear instruction on positioning, centring, and beam angulation to help ensure accurate, high-quality diagnostic images.

📸 What’s Inside:

🧠 Standard Radiographic Projections

• Step-by-step guidance for key views: OM (Occipitomental/Waters), Towne’s, lateral skull, submentovertex (SMV), and more

• Detailed positioning instructions with visual aids

• Centring points, angulation techniques, and IR orientation clarified for each projection

🎯 Positioning Tips & Clinical Application

• How to align anatomical landmarks like the OML, IOML, and MSP

• Patient preparation and immobilization strategies

• Common clinical indications and when to use each view

🔎 Image Evaluation & Critique

• Criteria for assessing radiographic quality and positioning accuracy

• Examples of optimal and suboptimal images with explanation

• Guidance on identifying positioning errors and how to correct them

💡 Ideal For:

• Radiography students learning skull and facial bone imaging techniques

• Educators teaching projectional imaging of the head and face

• Early-career radiographers building confidence in cranial radiography

Format: Digital presentation (PowerPoint/PDF)
Delivery: Sent to your email after purchase
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Created by: Registered radiographer with clinical teaching experience