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Change: PACEMAN PACEMAN is a technique for radiographers to use to determine if a plain film radiograph is of diagnostic quality.It was devised in the 1980's by Roger Windle in Adelaide, South Australia to help
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Change: Name: Does the image correctly identify the patient? Does it have any other relevant identification details? eg episode number or department labels? Go back to generalGeneral radiographyRadiography main page Go to wikiRadiography homepageRelated LinksRadiographic Anatomy Radiographic Protocols Guide Exposure ChartSurface AnatomyApplied Radiography
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Change: Aesthetics: Is the image nice to look at? Is it centered on the film? Is there four way collimation? (N) - Name: Does the image correctly identify the patient? Does it have any other relevant identification details? eg episode number or department labels? Go back to general radiography main page
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Change: in Adelaide, South Australia to help other radiographers and students have a structured way in which to critique radiographic images. At the time, Pacman video game was the rage and it just so happened that the first letters
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Change: was devised in the 1980's by Roger Windle inAdelaide, South Australia to help other radiographers and students have a structured way in which to critique
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Feb 5 2008, 7:55 AM EST
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Change: (P) - Position: Is the patient in the correct position? Is the patient rotated? Does the image correctly show any needed joint spaces? (A) - Area: Is enough of the area being filmed covered? eg: In an abdominal film is pubic symphysis to diaphragms covered? Have you exposed
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Change: symphissymphysis to diaphragms covered?Have you eposedexposed an area that is not required?Collimation:Is the image properly collimated? eg is four way collimation seen on an extremities film?Exposure:Were the exposure factors set correctly?Does the image show the correct contrast and density?Are there
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Jun 27 2006, 10:35 AM EDT
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Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details.
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Change: Are there any factors that need to be changed to produce a better image?Markers:Have markers been placed on the image?Are they correctly identifying left and right?Aesthetics:Is the image nice to look at?Is it centered on the film?Is there four way collimation?Name:Does
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Jun 27 2006, 10:28 AM EDT
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Change: needed joint spaces?Area:Is enough of the area being filmed covered? eg: In an abdominal film is pubic symphis to diaphragms covered?Have you eposed an area that is not required?Collimation: Is the image properly collimated? eg is four way collimation seen on an extremities film?
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Jun 27 2006, 10:26 AM EDT
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Change: Is the patient in the correct position?Is the patient rotated?Does the image correctly show any needed joint spaces? Area:Is enough of the area being filmed covered? eg: In an abdominal film is pubic symphis to diaphragms covered?Have you eposed an area that is not required?Collimation:
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Jun 27 2006, 10:24 AM EDT
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Change: PositionAreaCollimationExposureMarkersAestheticsName Below is a summary of the qualities that are needed for each letter of PACEMANPositionIs the patient in the correct position?Is the patient rotated?Does the image correctly show any needed joint spaces?
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Jun 27 2006, 10:19 AM EDT
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Change: PACEMAN is a technique for radiographers to use to determine if a plain film radiograph is of diagnostic quality.It is an acronym used to remember the folowingPositionAreaCollimationExposureMarkersAestheticsName
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Change: Created by AndyC Jun 27 2006, 10:02 AM EDT for: no reason given
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