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Table 6 Ambient dose equivalent averaged over 1 h at 1 m from the patient, using DXA systems at maximum patient throughput [99]

From: Official position of the Brazilian Association of Bone Assessment and Metabolism (ABRASSO) on the evaluation of body composition by densitometry: part I (technical aspects)—general concepts, indications, acquisition, and analysis

Device

Dose (μSv/h)

Lunar DPX

0.012

Hologic QDR-1000

0.12

Hologic QDR-2000 Plus

2.1

Hologic QDR-4500

2.4

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Advances in Rheumatology

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