Bone scans
help check patients for osteoporosis and need to be administered safely by a trained technician.
Bone densitometry, otherwise known as bone density scans, are used to test patients for osteoporosis. Bone densitometry technologists must be trained, and hold a certification in bone densitometry from either the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. Both courses of study will have four main components to their safety training: dosing, radiation basics, test administration, and patient and staff safety protocols.
Bone Densitometry Dosing
Topics include as-low-as-reasonably-achievable dosing while still getting high-quality bone scans, radiation quantities and radiation units of measurement.
Bone Densitometry Radiation Basics
Topics include the basic interactions of x-ray with matter and living tissue, the negative effects of radiation exposure, and how the Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry used in bone scans differs from conventional X-rays.
Bone Densitometry Test Administration
Technologists study the primary and secondary scatter of radiation; the importance of time, distance, and shielding in bone densitometry; and shielding materials for the technician and patient.
Bone Densitometry Test Safety Awareness
Safety training topics include patient and staff protection and instruction; and special circumstances, such as pregnancy.
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