Analysing and Reporting DXA Scans
Course overview
With the national rise in osteoporosis, there is an urgent need for skilled healthcare professionals who can meet the increasing demand for precise DXA reports for bone densitometry assessments. DXA remains the gold standard for diagnosing osteoporosis, monitoring bone density and evaluating fragility fracture risk. | This module addresses this critical gap in education, by equipping healthcare professionals with the advanced skills to perform, analyse and report a range of DXA examinations. This module not only focuses on technical proficiency but also promotes expertise in clinical interpretation, artefact acknowledgement, medicolegal considerations and the integrations of the DXA findings to individualised patient care.
Although DXA scanning is predominantly associated with bone density assessments, it is increasingly being used to provide vertebral fracture assessments, produce whole body compositions and paediatric imaging. These are specialised applications of DXA scanning, which
Key highlights
- Builds skills to perform, analyse and report a range of DXA examinations
- Covers clinical interpretation of bone densitometry and fragility fracture risk
- Includes artefact recognition and medicolegal considerations in DXA reporting
- Links DXA findings to individualised patient care
- Introduces vertebral fracture assessment, whole body composition and paediatric imaging
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Merit Scholarship
The awards are £1,000 - £3,000 based on your academic achievements and level of study.
Up to £1,000Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Health Scholarship
We will be awarding fifty (50) Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Health Scholarships of £4,000 value each in the 2025/26 academic year.
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- DXA reporting practitioner
- Bone densitometry technologist
- Diagnostic radiographer
- Advanced practitioner in osteoporosis services
- Clinical scientist in bone densitometry
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Suffolk, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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