• Pronate hand with palmar sur ace in contact with IR; spread fingers slightly 

•  Align long axis o hand and orearm with long axis o IR.

• Center hand and wrist to IR

• CR perpendicular to IR, directed to third Cp joint

102cm

Collimate on our sides to outer margins of hand and wrist

• IR size—24 × 30 cm (10 × 12 inches), portrait;

• smallest IR available and collimate to area of interest

• Nongrid

• 50-60 kvp

• 1-5 mAs