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DEXA Scan

  • 27-10-2016 6:32pm
    #1
    Irishcrx
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    Can anyone recommend a good place to get a DEXA scan done that doesn't need a doctors referral. Obviously I just want it done for bodyfat % , from what I know they aren't hugely expensive 100 Euro or so and I'd like an accurate bodyfat reading.

    I have used skin fold calipers but I don't think they are accurate (Or I'm doing it wrong despite my best efforts and red marks all over me)...I've done a few and it tells me I'm between 8% and 10% bodyfat , I know it's higher and just want an accurate reading...

    Thanks lads and lasses!


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  • #2
    lonestargirl
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    Requires a referral as it legally has to be prescribed as it'a ionising radiation (albeit a very small dose)


  • #3
    Smoked Tuna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 141 ✭✭Smoked Tuna


    You can get a Dexa Scan in Drogheda. No referral required.

    Maybe there are similar clinics elsewhere


  • #4
    Smoked Tuna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 141 ✭✭Smoked Tuna


    lonestargirl wrote: »
    Requires a referral as it legally has to be prescribed as it'a ionising radiation (albeit a very small dose)

    More radiation in a flight from Dublin to London I have heard (i.e. a 1 hour flight)


  • #5
    lonestargirl
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    Smoked Tuna wrote: »
    More radiation in a flight from Dublin to London I have heard (i.e. a 1 hour flight)

    It's equivalent to 3 hours of background (i.e. being alive). It's not a concern it's just that it still does fall under ionising radiation legislation. Perhaps some clinics will accept self referrals and then have a doctor see you briefly as opposed to a GP referral where you go straight to a radiographer. It would make sense.


  • #6
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,902 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Irishcrx wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend a good place to get a DEXA scan done that doesn't need a doctors referral. Obviously I just want it done for bodyfat % , from what I know they aren't hugely expensive 100 Euro or so and I'd like an accurate bodyfat reading.

    I have used skin fold calipers but I don't think they are accurate (Or I'm doing it wrong despite my best efforts and red marks all over me)...I've done a few and it tells me I'm between 8% and 10% bodyfat , I know it's higher and just want an accurate reading...
    The accuracy of dexa scans are overrated imo. It will vary depending on the model calibration of the machine. And even then, it's not a static measurement. You actual BF% will vary over the course of a day and week.

    The real question is what are you going to do with the results? Will if affect you training. Is accuracy to 0.1% any more useful than accuracy to 0.5% (baring in mind fluctuations mentioned above).
    If the answer to the above is no then a Bod Pod is probably just as good, and may be more accessible.
    If fact, skins fold with a proper calipers, in the hands of somebody who knows how to use it is viable too.


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