Multiple Choice
Why must the technologist slightly angle the CR caudad for most AP projections of the chest?
A) Elongates the carina.
B) Prevents overlap of the chin on the upper airway.
C) Separates the heart from the great vessels.
D) Prevents clavicles from obscuring apices of the lungs.
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