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