This is an AP lower cervical view. AP means that the patient is positioned facing the Bucky and the x-ray beam enters their back (posterior) and exits through their front (anterior) before reaching the film

This is an AP lower cervical view. AP means that the patient is positioned facing the Bucky and the x-ray beam enters their back (posterior) and exits through their front (anterior) before reaching the film

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not specified
• D. Unsure

Answer: (B)

AP projection means the x-ray beam travels from the front (anterior) to the back (posterior), and the image receptor is behind the patient. In an AP lower cervical view, the patient is facing the detector, so the beam enters the anterior surface and exits the posterior surface before reaching the film. The described path—beam entering from the back and exiting the front before reaching the film—describes a posterior-to-anterior (PA) path, not AP. So the statement is false.

AP projection means the x-ray beam travels from the front (anterior) to the back (posterior), and the image receptor is behind the patient. In an AP lower cervical view, the patient is facing the detector, so the beam enters the anterior surface and exits the posterior surface before reaching the film. The described path—beam entering from the back and exiting the front before reaching the film—describes a posterior-to-anterior (PA) path, not AP. So the statement is false.