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Dec 07, 2025
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2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog
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ICE 150 - Bone Densitometry Certification
Description: This course offers the foundations of Bone Densitometry. Designed to support skill development in specific content areas and to ensure that entry-level bone densitometry technologists meet the training requirements set forth by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) to challenge the post-primary examination.
Prerequisites: Program Admission.
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Fundamentals
- Osteology
- Pathology
- Treatment and Prevention
- Equipment
- Scanning Preparation and Safety
- Pediatric Skeletal Health Assessment
- Essentials of FRAX and VFA
- DXA Scanning of the Lumbar Spine
- DXA Scanning of the Proximal Femur
- DXA scanning of the Forearm
- Patient Care and Bone Health Risk Factors
- Precision Studies, Serial Scanning, and QC
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the physiology of osteoporosis and the process of bone remodeling. (1, 2)
- Recognize the dangers of fragility fractures in patients with osteoporosis, as well as prevention and treatment strategies. (3,12)
- Explain the diagnosis of osteoporosis using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). (3,4)
- Discuss the applications and advantages of bone densitometry scanning, as well as alternative imaging modalities for bone density evaluation. (4,5,7)
- List the components and possible scanning geometries of DXA systems. (5)
- Explain the scan analysis software for DXA systems, as well as sources of accuracy and precision errors. (8,13)
- Describe basic quality control (QC) statistical concepts, and the purpose and importance of QC. (13)
- Discuss the use of phantoms, QC procedures, and manufacturer-specific QC requirements. (13)
- Recognize scanner maintenance, repair, and upgrade SOPs, as well as documentation and record keeping requirements. (5,13)
- List the steps in acquiring a patient medical history, preparing a patient for DXA scanning, and the requirements for follow-up and serial scanning. (6,12,13)
- Describe the indications, contraindications, and positioning challenges for routine bone densitometry scans including pediatric, forearm scans, and FRAX, body composition, and vertebral fracture recognition scans. (9,10,11)
- Explain the scan acquisition and notable findings for routine bone densitometry scans including pediatric, forearm scans, and FRAX, body composition, and vertebral fracture recognition scans. (9,10,11)
- Recognize the steps and challenges associated with scan analysis for routine bone densitometry scans including pediatric, forearm scans, and FRAX, body composition, and vertebral fracture recognition (VFA) scans. (9,10,11)
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