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Clark’s
Positioning in
radiograPhy
13th
EDItION
a. stewart whitley ■ gail Jefferson ■ ken holmes
Charles sloane ■ Craig anderson ■ graham hoadley
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This volume is dedicated to the many student radiographers We also wish to acknowledge the professional support and
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Contents
Foreword ix
Authors and contributors xi
Preface xi
Acknowledgements to the 13th edition xv
Acknowledgements to previous editions xvii
Abreviations xix
1 Basic principles of radiography and digital technology 1
2 Upper limb 51
3 Shoulder 95
4 Lower limb 123
5 Hips, pelvis and sacro-iliac joints 169
6 Vertebral column 193
7 Thorax and upper airway 227
8 Skull, facial bones and sinuses 265
9 Dental radiography 311
Vivian Rushton
1 0 Abdomen and pelvic cavity 365
1 1 Ward radiography 385
1 2 Theatre radiography 405
1 3 Paediatric radiography 421
J. Valmai Cook, Kaye Shaw and Alaa Witwit
1 4 Miscelaneous 495
References/further reading 547
Index 5
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