The right lateral position best describes which of the following?
X-rays enter the left side and exit the right side of the body.
X-rays enter the right side and exit the left side of the body.
X-rays enter the back and exit the front side of the body.
X-rays enter the front and exit the back side of the body.
X-rays enter the left side and exit the right side of the body.
Rationale: X-rays enter the right side and exit the left side of the body describes the left lateral position; X-rays enter the front and exit the back side of the body.describes the AP (anterior-posterior) position; X-rays enter the back and exit the
front side of the body describes the PA (posterior-anterior) position.
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