Season 5 | Episode 16 | Kate Marcouillier R.T. (R) Program Director Radiologic Technology at NHTI - Concord's Community College

In this episode of the Rad Tech Life Podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kate Marcouillier, Program Director of Radiologic Technology at NHTI – Concord’s Community College, to dig into one of the most challenging areas for X-ray students: the lumbar spine.

Kate brings her expertise and educator’s insight to answer some of the most common struggles students face when imaging the spine. We cover:

🔹 Key landmarks for proper alignment in AP and lateral lumbar spine
🔹 How to identify and correct rotation in lateral views
🔹 Tips for mastering CR angulation for sacrum and coccyx projections
🔹 How to evaluate and adjust for proper obliquity in lumbar spine obliques
🔹 Techniques to improve your L5-S1 spot imaging—even with difficult body habitus
🔹 Adapting to spinal curvatures like scoliosis and lordosis
🔹 The most common positioning mistakes students make—and how to avoid them

Whether you're prepping for comps or just trying to sharpen your spine positioning skills, this episode is packed with practical advice you can take straight to the clinical floor.

🎧 Tune in now and level up your spine game!

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