Radiation Dose Per Scan Comparison

Norland radiation dose to patients is the lowest in the industry. Constantly monitoring the
high energy count rate, Norland equipment automatically and dynamically varies x-ray flux
to one of eight levels to ensure an optimal count rate is used to carry out the scan of a
subject.
AP Spine mRems - Subject

Femur mRems - Subject

14.6

14.6
15

15

10

10
10

10

7
4

5
0.3

3.7

3.7

4.2

7
4

5
0.3

0.3

y
y
ro ce
0
o
er
XA
ra
00 ver
80
or igy P van rim
6
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P
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d
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a
s
X
i
A
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n
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nd
nd
Ch
Lu
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E
rla orla logi
l
o
P
n
o
G
o
r
N
H
N
Lu r P nar
Ho
GE una Lu
L
GE
GE

Whole Body Scan mRems - Subject

3.7

4.2

0.3

y
r
0
y
e
o
o
00
ra
re
A
er
Pr
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80
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XR- XR-6 cov xplo igy
DX
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X
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d
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E
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A
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d
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d
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D
y
r
n
n
n
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d
C
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og ar P odig Pro E Lu
ol
l
r
r
n
No
N
o
G
H
P
a
u
H
L
n
ar
Lu
GE Lun
E
G
GE

Scatter Radiation Dose Comparison - Operator

10

3 ft mRems/hr
Norland
0.09

10
8
6

GE
iDXA>1.0

Arm

4
2

3.7

0.02

1.2

1.2 1.2

0.8

0.6

0.3 0.04 0.04 0.04

Table

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0
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W y W ry A su ssu Pro nce
-ra 80 ore
t X XR- xpl very ver ove k tis d ti igy dva Prim
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c
d
E
e
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A
c
y
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d
i
a
o
c
is
Ch lan
gic Disc Dis c D A th and r Pr digy odig
r
lo
i
r
t
No Ho gic ogic log iDX A S una Pro r P
a
r
lo ol Ho GE DX E L
n
a
o
i
H
H
G Lun
Lu
GE
GE
GE

3 ft mRems/hr

3 ft mRems/hr

Norland
0.08

Norland
0.07

GE
iDXA>1.0

GE
iDXA>1.0

Information from Hologic Discovery/Explorer Specificationsheet S-161

and Lunar Safety and Specification Manual Rev B Part# Lu43618EN.
3 ft mRems/hr
Norland
0.09

Copyright 2015 Norland at Swissray

Form No. 600P180 Rev A 4/15
Printed in USA
Certified ISO 13485

GE iDXA
>1.0

Source:
CRCPD Task Force on Bone Densitometry, Technical White Paper:
Bone Densitometry, October 2006
Lunar encore Safety & Specification
Manual, GE Healthcare, Rev 3 Part
number: LU43618EN, May 2009

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Norland Minimal Radiation Dosage

Norland utilizes exclusive dynamic filtration which
automatically adjusts the amount of x-ray based on
subject thickness. A benefit of dynamic
filtration is that it delivers the lowest level of
radiation exposure to the operator and subject in
the market. The dynamic filtering process
automatically adjusts radiation output based on
regional thickness. Limbs are less thick than
trunks and will require less radiation. Trunks are
typically thicker resulting in higher radiation
dosage. Other scanners employ fixed radiation
levels regardless of thickness producing detector
saturation (overestimation) or starvation (underestimation). The Norland
dynamic filters minimize radiation exposure while producing studies free of
detector saturation or starvation.
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