Single photon absorptiometry
Neer, R. M. (1992). "The utility of single-photon absorptiometry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry". Journal of Nuclear ... "Single X-ray absorptiometry: Performance characteristics and comparison with single photon absorptiometry". Osteoporosis ... Single photon absorptiometry is a measuring method for bone density invented by John R. Cameron and James A. Sorenson in 1963. ... Single photon absorptiometry (SPA) was developed in 1963 by Steichen et al. In 1976, it was an important tool for quantifying ...
Danielle Laraque-Arena
Normative data using single photon absorptiometry". Pediatric Radiology. 20 (6): 461-463. doi:10.1007/bf02075209. ISSN 0301- ...
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
One type of DXA scanner uses a cerium filter with a tube voltage of 80 kV, resulting in effective photon energies of about 40 ... Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, or DEXA) is a means of measuring bone mineral density (BMD) using spectral imaging. Two ... The combination of dual X-ray absorptiometry and laser uses the laser to measure the thickness of the region scanned, allowing ... Lewis MK, Blake GM, Fogelman I (January 1994). "Patient dose in dual x-ray absorptiometry". Osteoporos Int. 4 (1): 11-5. doi: ...
Pencil-beam scanning
Ionizing radiation photons or x-rays (IMRT) use pencil beam scanning to precisely target a tumor. Photon pencil beam scans are ... "Dual X-ray absorptiometry: a comparison between fan beam and pencil beam scans". Br J Radiol. 66 (790): 902-6. doi:10.1259/0007 ... Radiation treatment planning mean free path Monte Carlo method for photon transport Hybrid theory for photon transport in ...
Ignac Fogelman
... mainly using dual-photon absorptiometry (DPA) and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanners. He was appointed as a ... dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and ultrasound in clinical practice. Wahner, Heinz W., Fogelman, Ignac, 1948-, Wahner, Heinz W ...
Menatetrenone
... minimum effective dose for improving bone mass parameters evaluated by microdensitometry and/or single photon absorptiometry in ...
List of MeSH codes (E05)
... absorptiometry, photon MeSH E05.196.712.224.375 - densitometry, x-ray MeSH E05.196.712.516 - luminescent measurements MeSH ...
List of MeSH codes (E01)
... absorptiometry, photon MeSH E01.370.350.710.710 - radioimmunodetection MeSH E01.370.350.710.715 - radionuclide angiography MeSH ... absorptiometry, photon MeSH E01.370.384.730.710 - radioimmunodetection MeSH E01.370.384.730.715 - radionuclide angiography MeSH ... single-photon MeSH E01.370.350.350.810 - tomography, x-ray computed MeSH E01.370.350.350.810.180 - colonography, computed ... single-photon MeSH E01.370.350.825.805 - tomography, optical MeSH E01.370.350.825.805.500 - tomography, optical coherence MeSH ...
Bone density
Single photon absorptiometry (SPA) Dual photon absorptiometry (DPA) Digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) Single energy X-ray ... These tests include: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA) Trabecular bone score Dual X-ray Absorptiometry and Laser ( ... absorptiometry (SEXA) DXA is currently the most commonly used testing method. The DXA test works by measuring a specific bone ...
Isotopes of gadolinium
It is used as a gamma ray source for X-ray absorptiometry and fluorescence, for bone density gauges for osteoporosis screening ... In nuclear medicine, it serves to calibrate the equipment needed like single-photon emission computed tomography systems (SPECT ...
Spectral imaging (radiography)
Photon-counting mammography Photon-counting computed tomography Fredenberg, E. (2018). "Spectral and dual-energy X-ray imaging ... "Measurement of breast density with dual X-ray absorptiometry: Feasibility". Radiology. 223 (2): 554-557. doi:10.1148/radiol. ... Pileup will always be present in photon-counting detectors because of the Poisson distribution of incident photons, but ... As opposed to conventional detectors, which integrate all photon interactions over the exposure time, photon-counting detectors ...
John Shepherd (physicist)
He is an expert in the use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for quantitative bone and soft tissue imaging, and ... He was the first to develop scintillating vapor-deposited Na(Tl) thin films for photon counting imaging detectors grown with a ... Shepherd designs and develops dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry systems, mammography and 3D optical biomarkers used to evaluate ... "Determining body composition using fan beam dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry". Retrieved 2021-04-04. "Methods and apparatus for ...
Medical physics
... including single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). Sometimes, imaging ... and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. ICRU: International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements ICRP: International ...