As a student in x-ray school one thing that’s ofd to me is marker placement. I understand the legality as to why we/x-ray techs mark images and keep them out of anatomy of interest.
But I do wonder about the reading side of it. Aside from ‘okay that’s left and right side’, do you actually have preference on the orientation of the marker?
My question comes from watching techs saying ‘the marker must be orientated exactly to the way screens of film are hung’ so the rad knows exactly how the image was taken. And then I watch some techs who say ‘they don’t care about that anymore bcuz we live in a DR world so just make sure to mark the correct side lateral to the part and out of anatomy’. I’d like to make good habit out of placement but I can’t help but wonder about this.
And then I’ve heard stories of rads whom, if a marker is orientation incorrectly, would request repeat exams, even if the image is optimal. But I’ve been at a large facility for almost 2 years and I’ve never even met a radiologist so I’d like to pick your brain about marker placement. Thanks
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