DXA – Patient Preparation and Radiation Safety
A bone densitometry CE course covering everything you need to know about prepping and positioning patients, parameters and analysis, and radiation safety in DXA scanning.
- Approved by the ASRT (American Society of Radiologic Technologists) for 2.25 Category A CE Credits
- Subscription duration: 365 days from purchase date
- Voiceover available
- Downloadable transcript available
- Meets the CE requirements of the following states: California, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and New Mexico
- Meets ARRT® CE reporting requirements
- Hassle-free 30-day full refund policy*
DXA – Patient Preparation and Radiation Safety is an online continuing education (CE) course that covers dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) total body composition, indications, patient instructions and preparation, as well as DXA contraindications, limitations, scan preparation, patient positioning, and artifacts. The course emphasizes scanning parameters and analysis, documentation, and data protection. In addition, the course covers the fundamentals of ALARA in DXA, radiation sources, the effects of ionizing radiation on cells, and concludes with a discussion of radiation safety and technologists’ responsibilities.
This course is approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for 2.25 Category A CE Credits.
| Discipline | Major content category & subcategories | CE Credits provided |
| BD-2016 | Patient Care | |
| Patient Bone Health, Care, and Radiation Principles | 1.50 | |
| BD-2016 | Procedures | |
| DXA Scanning | 0.50 | |
| NMT-2017 | Safety | |
| Radiation Physics, Radiobiology, and Regulations | 0.50 | |
| RAD-2017 | Safety | |
| Radiation Physics and Radiobiology | 0.50 | |
| THR-2017 | Procedures | |
| Radiation Protection | 0.50 | |
| RA-2018 | Safety | |
| Patient Safety, Radiation Protection, and Equipment Operation | 0.75 | |
| BD-2022 | Patient Care | |
| Patient Bone Health, Care, and Radiation Principles | 1.50 | |
| BD-2022 | Procedures | |
| DXA Scanning | 0.50 | |
| NMT-2022 | Safety | |
| Radiation Physics, Radiobiology, and Regulations | 0.50 | |
| RAD-2022 | Safety | |
| Radiation Physics and Radiobiology | 0.50 | |
| THR-2022 | Safety | |
| Radiation Physics and Radiobiology | 0.50 | |
| RA-2023 | Safety | |
| Patient Safety, Radiation Protection, and Equipment Operation | 0.50 |
Section 1: Patient Preparation
- Introduction: DXA total body composition
- DXA : Indications
- Patient preparation
- Questionnaire
- Patient instructions before the exam
- Special needs
- Contraindications and scanning limitations
- Laboratory tests
- Scan preparation
- Patient instructions
- Patient positioning
- Artifacts and scanning problems
- Scanning parameters and analysis
- Documentation
- Data protection
Section 2: Radiation Safety
- Basic Principles
- ALARA (time-safe distance-shielding)
- Dosimeters
- Radiation sources
- Natural and artificial radiation sources
- Level of radiation in DXA
- Radiation dose in DXA
- Entrance surface dose and effective dose
- Comparative radiation doses
- Biological effects of ionizing radiation
- Direct and indirect effects
- Cell sensitivity
- Organ and tissue sensitivity
- Somatic and genetic effects
- Bone densitometry and radiation Safety
- DXA exposure factors
- Limiting radiation exposure
- Scan protocol
- Technologist responsibilities
- Patient and technologist safety
- Public and family members’ safety
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