A patient is lying on his right lateral surface and is facing the x-ray tube. What is the projection of the part?
AP
right lateral decubitus
left lateral decubitus
PA
AP
Rationale: A patient lying on his right side with a horizontal beam describes a right lateral decubitus position. Projection describes how the beam passes through the part. If the patient is facing the tube, the projection would pass through the part AP.
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