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Radiology Positioning Terminology - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. patient lying on left side with horizontal beam
    left lateral decubitus
  2. patient standing facing forward
    anatomic position
  3. position with right anterior surface toward IR
    RAO
  4. head elevated
    fowlers
  5. to turn palm down
    pronate
  6. to turn palm up
    supinate
  7. plane that divides the body into right/left
    sagittal
  8. to decrease the angle of a joint
    flexion
  9. plane that divides the body anterion/posterior
    coronal
  10. close to point of connection to body
    proximal
  11. head lower than the feet
    trendelenburg
  12. position with right posterior surface toward IR
    RPO
  13. bottom surface of foot
    plantar
  14. top surface of foot
    dorsum
  15. to increase the angle of a joint
    extension
  16. to bring towards the body
    adduction
  17. angle the tube towards head of table
    cephalad
  18. the beam touches a curve or surface
    tangential
  19. patient sitting or standing
    erect
  20. caudad
    angle the tube towards the foot of the table
  21. lying on back
    supine
  22. patient lying on their back with horizontal beam
    dorsal decubitus
  23. angle the tube 10 degree or more
    axial
  24. lying on stomach
    prone