From: Ergonomic strategies to improve radiographers’ posture during mammography activities
Without intervention | Patient seated in a stool | Radiographer on step | |||||
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Posture | Breast positioning | Measured angle | Classification | Measured angle | Classification | Measured angle | Classification |
Trunk | CC | 7° | Acceptable | 7° | Acceptable | 8° | Acceptable |
Arm flexion | CC | 64° | Not acceptable | 36° | Conditionally acceptable | 41° | Conditionally acceptable |
Arm flexion | CC | 70° | Not acceptable | 62° | Not acceptable | 42° | Conditionally acceptable |
Head/neck | CC | 21° | Acceptable | 4° | Acceptable | 24° | Acceptable |