What is the Panorex x-ray position?

What is the Panorex x-ray position?

• A. Horizontal
• B. Vertical
• C. Oblique
• D. Rotated

Answer: (A)

Panoramic radiography is performed with the X-ray source and image receptor rotating around the patient’s head in a horizontal plane, producing a single wide view of both jaws. The patient typically stands or sits upright and remains still while the machine traces a semicircular arc around the head. This horizontal rotation is what defines the Panorex position. A vertical, oblique, or rotated orientation would imply imaging in a different plane or angled view, which is not how panoramic imaging is taken.

Panoramic radiography is performed with the X-ray source and image receptor rotating around the patient’s head in a horizontal plane, producing a single wide view of both jaws. The patient typically stands or sits upright and remains still while the machine traces a semicircular arc around the head. This horizontal rotation is what defines the Panorex position. A vertical, oblique, or rotated orientation would imply imaging in a different plane or angled view, which is not how panoramic imaging is taken.