Congress:
ECR24
Poster Number:
C-12424
Type:
EPOS Radiographer (scientific)
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2024/C-12424
Authorblock:
A. O'Sullivan, G. A. Curran, A. Smyth, M. F. Mcentee, A. England; Cork/IE
Disclosures:
Aisling O'Sullivan:
Nothing to disclose
Gráinne Alison Curran:
Nothing to disclose
Aine Smyth:
Nothing to disclose
Mark F. Mcentee:
Nothing to disclose
Andrew England:
Board Member: EFRS Advisory Board: RoClub
Keywords:
Musculoskeletal spine, Plain radiographic studies, Radiation safety, Quality assurance
The PA position for lumbar spine radiography has advantages over the AP position and has the potential to significantly reduce the radiation dose to the patient. There is a consensus in the literature that the PA position reduces the effective radiation dose to the patient and does not incur any statistically significant reductions in image quality. A remaining challenge is to the implement the findings of this systematic review into clinical practice, more research may be needed into how best to achieve this.