Preparing And Positioning The Patient - Kodak 8000C User Manual

Acquiring an Oblique Image
5–10 ACQUIRING CEPHALOMETRIC IMAGES

Preparing and Positioning the Patient

To prepare and position the patient, follow these steps:
1. Ask the patient to remove all metal objects.
2. Ask the patient to wear a lead apron. Ensure that the apron lays flat across the
patient's shoulders.
3. Press and hold the height adjustment buttons to raise the cephalostat head.
4. Open the head clamps and ask the patient to stand up straight in front of the
cephalometric unit, in the appropriate position.
5. Press and hold the height adjustment buttons to level the ear cones to the patient's
auditory canals.
6. Insert gently one cone in the auditory canal of the patient. Turn gently the button to
close the arms. Insert gently the second cone in the auditory canal of the patient.
7. Lower the nasion support to a vertical position.