Table 2 Positioning angles: Radiographer smaller than the patient
From: Mammography equipment design: impact on radiographers’ practice
Posture | Positioning | Measured angle | Obs. |
|---|---|---|---|
Trunk | |||
Forward/ backward bending | CC | 0° | Acceptable |
OML | 8.1° | Acceptable | |
Sideways bending/ twisting | CC | 12.3° | Not acceptable |
OML | 5.8° | Acceptable | |
Arms | |||
Flexion | CC | 135.5° | Not acceptable |
OML | 76.1° | Not acceptable | |
Abduction | CC | 91.6° | Not acceptable |
OML | 57.5° | Conditionally acceptable | |
Head/neck | |||
Upward/downward bending | CC | (−)10.2° | Acceptable |
OML | 20.4° | Not acceptable | |
Sideways bending | CC | (−)13.2° | Not acceptable |
OML | 25° | Not acceptable | |