A patient is supine and a horizontal beam has been implemented; what is the position of the patient?
RLD
dorsal decubitus
LLD
ventral decubitus
dorsal decubitus
Rationale: Decubitus imaging requires the use of a horizontal beam. A patient lying supine with a horizontal beam directed to the MCP will have the patient in a dorsal decubitus.
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