Radiographic Positioning for Dogs & Cats
Better films, fewer retakes.
We’ve designed this course for qualified veterinarians, vet nurses and techs alike.
If you’re involved in taking radiographs of dogs and cats day-to-day, then you can count on a transformative experience with a wealth of practical takeaways. Whether you’re new or you’ve been doing this for years, expect a clearer system, more consistency, and repeatable positioning principles you can use from the very next suspected fracture or breathless cat.
Getting diagnostic radiographs efficiently on the first click – after positioning the patient just once – means smoother, faster workflows. This course helps you and your team eliminate faff, reduce lost time and prevent surplus exposures.
This training will also help you assess the quality of your radiographs and understand how to tweak and tune where needed. Added bonus: get great at recognising artefacts, and at recognising what to do about them.
Wave goodbye to luck, guesswork or rolling the dice three times over.
What to Expect
Taking consistently high-quality diagnostic radiographs isn’t about luck or expensive equipment. It’s about having a clear, repeatable approach that works every time. This course gives you a practical framework for positioning, collimation, exposure selection and image assessment, so you can produce diagnostic-quality radiographs with greater confidence and fewer retakes.
Throughout five interactive live online sessions, you’ll learn the techniques that make the biggest difference in everyday practice. From thoracic and abdominal studies through to musculoskeletal, skull and spinal radiography, every topic focuses on practical skills you can immediately apply in your clinic.
What You Will Gain
You’ll develop a systematic approach to veterinary radiography that removes the guesswork from image acquisition. Learn how positioning changes between different breeds and species, confidently determine appropriate collimation and measurements, recognise image quality issues, and troubleshoot common artefacts before they become repeat problems.
We’ll also simplify the radiographic physics that genuinely matters in practice, helping you understand how your choices influence contrast, detail and overall diagnostic quality without overwhelming you with unnecessary theory.
Build Confidence Across Your Team
Designed for veterinarians, veterinary nurses and technicians, this course provides a shared approach to diagnostic imaging that improves teamwork and consistency across your practice. When everyone understands the same positioning techniques, quality standards and troubleshooting strategies, workflow becomes smoother and patients benefit from fewer repeat radiographs and faster diagnostic outcomes.
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24/7 ACCESS FOR THE LIFETIME OF THIS COURSE
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FLEXIBLE CPD WHEN YOU WANT
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DOWNLOADABLE NOTES
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CERFITICATE UPON COMPLETION
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MOBILE FRIENDLY INTERFACE
COURSE FEATURES
You’ll be guided through:
- Develop a repeatable approach to producing consistently diagnostic radiographs
- Position patients confidently for thoracic, abdominal, musculoskeletal, skull and spinal studies
- Adapt positioning techniques for different breeds, body shapes and species
- Select appropriate collimation ranges and patient measurements with confidence
- Understand the radiographic physics that directly improves image quality
- Assess radiographs systematically and recognise when an image is truly diagnostic
- Identify and correct common positioning errors to reduce unnecessary retakes
- Troubleshoot common artefacts including motion, superimposition and positioning issues
- Apply essential radiation safety principles in everyday clinical practice
- Explore musculoskeletal stress views and understand when they’re clinically valuable
- Learn practical techniques you can implement immediately in your clinic
- Gain confidence through interactive live learning, discussion and real-world case examples
Course Modules
Module 1: Radiographic physics, positioning fundamentals & artefacts
Build the foundations for producing consistently diagnostic radiographs. In this module, you’ll apply essential radiation safety principles, understand the physics that directly impacts image quality, use positioning aids effectively, and recognise common artefacts and practical strategies to minimise them.
Module 2: Thoracic radiography
Develop a systematic approach to thoracic radiographs. You’ll learn accurate patient positioning, determine appropriate collimation and measurements, adapt techniques for different breeds and species, avoid common positioning errors, and confidently assess image quality and diagnostic value.
Module 3: Abdominal radiography
Master the principles of abdominal positioning to consistently produce high-quality diagnostic images. You’ll refine your positioning techniques, select appropriate collimation, account for breed and species variations, troubleshoot common pitfalls, and evaluate radiographs for diagnostic quality.
Module 4: Musculoskeletal radiography
This module focuses on positioning for musculoskeletal studies, including when specialised stress views are appropriate. You’ll learn practical positioning techniques, optimise collimation and measurements, recognise common positioning challenges, and assess image quality to maximise diagnostic accuracy.
Module 5: Skull and spinal radiography
In the final module, you’ll tackle some of the most technically challenging radiographic studies. Learn reliable positioning techniques for skull and spinal radiographs, adapt your approach for different patients, avoid common positioning mistakes, determine appropriate collimation, and confidently evaluate your images before they leave the radiography suite.
A VETPRAC COURSE YIELDS TANGIBLE BENEFITS
INVEST
From positioning and collimation to image assessment and artefact troubleshooting, build the confidence to produce consistently diagnostic radiographs. Access the complete on demand course for $497.
LEARN
Build practical radiography skills across patient positioning, collimation, image quality assessment, artefact troubleshooting, and radiation safety.
RETURN
Return to your clinic with greater confidence, a repeatable radiography workflow, and the skills to consistently produce diagnostic-quality images.
Your Educator
CHOOSE YOUR PAYMENT OPTION
ONE-TIME INVESTMENT
EARLY BIRD PRICE
𝟺̶𝟿̶𝟽̶ ̶𝙰̶𝚄̶𝙳̶ $397
PAYMENT PLAN
x 4 monthly instalments of $134
Your Questions Answered
What is “On Demand”?
How and when do I access learning materials?
How long is course access open?
You’ll have 24/7 access for the full lifespan of the course on the On-Demand platform, starting from the date of your purchase. Your access begins immediately and remains available for as long as that course stays active on the platform.
We’ve structured access this way because veterinary medicine moves fast, and our goal is to provide up-to-date learning materials to the VetPrac community. Our education team regularly assesses, reviews, and updates each course to ensure we’re offering only current and relevant information.
If a course is scheduled to be removed from the platform, you’ll receive six months notice.