Radiography is a complex subject, and the importance of practical experience cannot be stressed enough. Obviously, it is not possible to take lots of unnecessary exposures due to the health risk, but the positioning of toy animals will be very helpful.

Further reading:

Practical Veterinary Nursing - Edited by Gillian Simpson (BSAVA) - Radiography by E Munro MA VetMB DVR MRCVS.

Veterinary Nursing - Edited by D R Lane & B Cooper (Butterworth Heinemann) - Chapter 24 Radiography by R Dennis.