The researchers revealed that forearm BMD scans show a strong correlation with BMD measurements of the lumbar spine and ...

The dose to staff in DXA facilities is generally small. However, new developments in DXA imaging technology (fan beam, cone beam, C-arm configurations) can result in larger scattered exposure levels.

So far, there have been few investigations of cone-beam and C-arm systems, but initial reports indicate the dose is higher than that from typical fan-beam systems. » How does the patient dose in DXA ...

DEXA or DXA stands for “Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry,” which is a type of bone density technology. The DEXA machine takes a picture of your bones and calculates their density. Physicians commonly ...

BMC, Lean, & Fat must be entered in order to calculate any Z-score. DXA Z-scores are available only for ages 8 - 20 yrs. In certain browsers(Firefox, Chrome), you may ...