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Adult Cervical Spine

Region	View	kVp	mAs	Cassette	Grid	Distance
Cervical Spine	AP	65	16	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	AP Open Mouth (Odontoid)	65	16	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	Lateral	70	20	Regular	Yes	180cm (71 inches)
	Swimmers (C7 - T1)	80	60	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	Oblique	70	20	Regular	Yes	180cm (71 inches)
	Lodgemoore Obliques	70	20	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	Fuch	65	16	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	AP "Wagging Jaw"	65	8 x 2 seconds	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)

Paediatric Cervical Spine

Region	View	kVp	mAs	Cassette	Grid	Distance
Cervical Spine	AP	60	12	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	AP Open Mouth (Odontoid)	60	12	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	Lateral	65	16	Regular	Yes	180 cm (71 inches)
	Swimmers (C7 - T1)	70	50	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	Oblique	65	16	Regular	Yes	180cm (71 inches)
	Lodgemoore Obliques	65	16	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	Fuch	60	12	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)
	AP "Wagging Jaw"	60	12	Regular	Yes	100 - 115cm (40 inches)

These are average exposures using a KodakCarestream CR system, exposures may vary dramatically between different film/screen combinationscombinations, and CR /or DR systems

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