A patient in an upright RPO position, with her body rotated, will have which type of projection through the part?

APO
RPO
PAO
LPO


APO

Rationale: Projection describes how the beam passes through the part. With the patient in an RPO position, the beam will pass through anterior to posterior (AP) and with the patient's body rotated, the projection is an AP oblique (APO).

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