Dr. Telly Kamelia 
If you only need the buying answer: rental is the cheapest short-term route in this snapshot, but the current print set is still dramatically lower than the sampled used set, new set, and long-term eBook. For a three-volume imaging atlas with strong repeated-use value, the current print price is unusually good.
Current price comparison
| Format | Source | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback set | Merybook | $119.99 | Check price |
| Quarter rental | eCampus | $50.62 | Check price |
| 3-volume set | eCampus | $255.73 | Check price |
| eBook (1825 days) | eCampus | $339.59 | Check price |
What this book actually teaches
Merrill’s Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures is a major visual and procedural reference about positioning, projections, image production, and radiographic workflow. The book matters because it teaches with images, positioning logic, and repeated pattern recognition rather than with prose alone.
That makes this atlas different from a disposable text. Students and trainees return to it for labs, clinical preparation, projection review, and image-based study across more than one course. It behaves like a training reference, not just a reading assignment.
When print is still worth buying
The honest cheapest route is rental. But the current print set is priced so far below the sampled used, new, and eBook comparators that ownership still has a very strong case. For a visual atlas that benefits from repeated consultation, that matters much more than it would for an ordinary survey text.
I would lean toward rental only if you truly need the atlas for a short and narrow window. I would lean toward print for radiography students and imaging trainees who expect to keep using positioning and procedure content across labs, clinicals, and later coursework.
