Typically no additional shielding is required in the walls. The exposure to the person next door depends on the workload, the type of DXA scanner, the distance from the table axis to the walls and ...

For a spine plus femur DEXA scan, the effective dose varies from less than 1 μSv to about 15 μSv. In pencil beam systems the dose is generally less than 1 μSv, while values between 1 to 10 μSv have ...

Physicians commonly choose DEXA because it uses a low level of radiation (about the same as you would get on a flight from New York to Los Angeles), but detects low levels of bone loss much better ...

Body fat percentage can be measured with skinfold calipers, DXA scan, or bioelectrical impedence. Body fat is critical to our health as it protects our organs and keeps us warm. Measuring our body ...

The Fulton County Medical Center Imaging department has expanded its services with the addition of the Horizon™ bone ...