Fellow rad tech here. How do you feel when you get an order for hip and femur same side two separate orders requesting complete studies (all views and exposures) requested? Our protocol for a hip is to obtain an AP pelvis along with AP hip and Frog or X-table (when appropriate). When I get (and it irritates me to no end) a complete hip series and femur series for same side, I just do a Pelvis and femur since we get the proximal hip joint, AP and LAT (on 10 x 12). I used to cower when I was a newbie but now no. It is redundant and frankly overexposure to the patient. Also unethical and opposed to ALARA.
@@RonniePrince1-ff6ge5vi9b no only their egos but I digress and now that we don’t have to shield patients all the floodgates are open but again, I digress….
