Match the following choices with regard to x-ray equipment design and functionality.

a. overhead tube suspension system
b. C-arm tube suspension
c. panoramic dental and facial system
d. footboard
e. floor-to-ceiling suspension system
f. shoulder supports
g. upright Bucky unit
h. simulator systems

1. excellent x-ray tube positioning flexibility with patients on carts
2. required for myelography procedures with the table tilted Trendelenburg
3. used by orthodontists to assess the alignment of teeth and jaw disorders
4. routinely used for chest radiography
5. inexpensive tube support design typically seen in small clinics
6. X-ray tube and image receptor are fixed to opposite ends of an arc design.

1. a. overhead tube suspension system
2. f. shoulder supports
3. c. panoramic dental and facial system
4. g. upright Bucky unit
5. e. floor-to-ceiling suspension system
6. b. C-arm tube suspension

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