Bone density scan being performed on a test subject

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Dual energy X-ray absorptiometric (DXA) scan being performed on a female test subject. DXA scans are used to measure a patient's bone mineral density (BMD) by comparing the results from two X-ray beams of differing energy.

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Photo credit: © NASA/Bill Stafford/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -ray, 11th, 2011, absorptiometry, bone, density, dual-energy, dxa, female, health, healthcare, human, lab, laboratory, medical, medicine, mineral, october, people, performance, person, research, scan, subject, test, woman