RTE 1503 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ left lateral chest. Answer: Pt. erect; hands & arms above head; coronal
plane perpendicular & midsagittal plane parallel; expose on suspended
full inspiration CR mid coronal plane
◉ ap chest. Answer: Pt. erect, semi-erect or supine; arms down by sides;
coronal plane parallel & midsagittal plane perpendicular; expose on
suspended full inspiration CR 3-4" below jug notch midsternum
◉ chest lordotic. Answer: Pt. erect with back against Bucky; hands on
hips; move feet moved 1 foot forward & arch back; expose on
suspended full inspiration CR t7
◉ AP lateral decubitus chest. Answer: Pt. R or L lateral recumbent; arms
above head; horizontal x-ray beam; sponge under chest; expose on
suspended full inspiration CR 3"-4" below jugular notch or midsternum
◉ oblique chest. Answer: Pt. erect; body rotated RAO & LAO 45°;
expose on suspended full inspiration CR t7
, ◉ what degree of angle is ap chest lordotic. Answer: Enters midsagittal
plane @ level of T7 (mid sternum) *15°-20° cephalad CR angle if
patient supine or cannot arch back
◉ anatomy pa chest. Answer: Lungs, heart, great vessels, diaphragm
below ribs 1-10, costophrenic angles & apices on image
◉ anatomy l lateral chest. Answer: Lungs, heart, great vessels, hemi
diaphragms superimposed , costophrenic angles & posterior ribs
superimposed
◉ anatomy ap chest. Answer: Lungs, heart, great vessels, diaphragm
below ribs 1-10, costophrenic angles & apices on image
◉ anatomy l lat decub chest. Answer: Pathology of down side lung - rule
out pleural effusion (fluid). R decubitus shows R lung L decubitus shows
L lung
◉ anatomy ap lordotic. Answer: Pathology of apices - projects clavicles
above lungs
◉ anatomy oblique chest. Answer: Pathology of mediastinal area, heart
& great vessels. RAO shows L lung LAO shows R lung
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ left lateral chest. Answer: Pt. erect; hands & arms above head; coronal
plane perpendicular & midsagittal plane parallel; expose on suspended
full inspiration CR mid coronal plane
◉ ap chest. Answer: Pt. erect, semi-erect or supine; arms down by sides;
coronal plane parallel & midsagittal plane perpendicular; expose on
suspended full inspiration CR 3-4" below jug notch midsternum
◉ chest lordotic. Answer: Pt. erect with back against Bucky; hands on
hips; move feet moved 1 foot forward & arch back; expose on
suspended full inspiration CR t7
◉ AP lateral decubitus chest. Answer: Pt. R or L lateral recumbent; arms
above head; horizontal x-ray beam; sponge under chest; expose on
suspended full inspiration CR 3"-4" below jugular notch or midsternum
◉ oblique chest. Answer: Pt. erect; body rotated RAO & LAO 45°;
expose on suspended full inspiration CR t7
, ◉ what degree of angle is ap chest lordotic. Answer: Enters midsagittal
plane @ level of T7 (mid sternum) *15°-20° cephalad CR angle if
patient supine or cannot arch back
◉ anatomy pa chest. Answer: Lungs, heart, great vessels, diaphragm
below ribs 1-10, costophrenic angles & apices on image
◉ anatomy l lateral chest. Answer: Lungs, heart, great vessels, hemi
diaphragms superimposed , costophrenic angles & posterior ribs
superimposed
◉ anatomy ap chest. Answer: Lungs, heart, great vessels, diaphragm
below ribs 1-10, costophrenic angles & apices on image
◉ anatomy l lat decub chest. Answer: Pathology of down side lung - rule
out pleural effusion (fluid). R decubitus shows R lung L decubitus shows
L lung
◉ anatomy ap lordotic. Answer: Pathology of apices - projects clavicles
above lungs
◉ anatomy oblique chest. Answer: Pathology of mediastinal area, heart
& great vessels. RAO shows L lung LAO shows R lung
