dual photon absorptiometry

dual photon absorptiometry
dual photon absorptiometry n absorptiometry that functions and is used similarly to dual energy X-ray absorptiometry but that utilizes X-rays generated by a radioscope

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measurement of the bone mineral content in the axial skeleton, particularly the lumbar spine, by comparing transmission of the two separate photoelectric energy peaks emitted by gadolinium 153 through both soft and bone tissues.

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