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.

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 ...

The first-generation of modern DXA scanners used a pencil X-ray beam; later designs employ fan beams, cone beams and c-arm technology and, thereby, allow more rapid and convenient scanning. Bone ...

The common bone density test is called a DEXA ... your arm done, but that isn't always done. And it takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Very low radiation. Much, much less than a chest X-ray.