A patient is erect with his left side of the chest placed against the image receptor.The central ray enters the left side of the upper chest and exits the right.Which specific position has been performed?

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This position is a transthoracic lateral, since the patient is standing and the central ray is entering one side of the chest and exiting the other. The dorsal decubitus position would have the patient lying on their back with the chest exposed. The right lateral position would have the patient facing the image receptor with the right side of the chest closest to the receptor, while the ventral decubitus position would have the patient lying on their stomach with the chest exposed.

A Patient Is Erect with His Left Side of the Chest