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PACEMAN is a technique for radiographers to use to determine if a plain film radiograph is of diagnostic quality.

It is an acronym used to remember the following

Position

Area

Collimation

Exposure

Markers

Aesthetics

Name

Below is a summary of the qualities that are needed for each letter of PACEMAN

(P) – Position:

Is the patient in the correct position?

Is the patient rotated?

Does the image correctly show any needed joint spaces?

(A) – Area:

Is enough of the area being filmed covered? eg: In an abdominal film is pubic symphysis to diaphragms covered?

Have you exposed an area that is not required?

(C) – Collimation:

Is the image properly collimated? eg is four way collimation seen on an extremities film?

(E) – Exposure:

Were the exposure factors set correctly?

Does the image show the correct contrast and density?

Are there any factors that need to be changed to produce a better image?

(M) – Markers:

Have markers been placed on the image?

Are they correctly identifying left and right?

(A) – Aesthetics:

Is the image nice to look at?

Is it centered on the film?

Is there four way collimation?

(N) – Name:

Does the image correctly identify the patient?

Does it have any other relevant identification details? eg episode number or department labels?

I will be providing 6 images, please answer questions for each image. There is no specific length it needs to be. answers can be short as long as they are answering the provided question. I will also provide an example of a similar assignment that i completed last week to give you a framework. Thanks!