Dear Colleagues,

We take great pleasure in inviting you to the DXA Radioprotection Course, which will take place in Brussels on Saturday 15 November 2025.  This Course is co-organised by the Belgian Bone Club and the KBVR/SRBR Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Group.

As you will know, the regulation concerning radioprotection for bone densitometry has changed in 2016.  In order to obtain the prolongation of the permission by the FANC/AFCN to perform bone densitometry with DXA devices, a 1-hour course within 5 years is the minimal requirement. The regulations to obtain the initial permission to perform bone densitometry with DXA have not changed: an 8-hour radioprotection course, followed by an exam is required.

The BBC and the KBVR are pleased to offer a 1,5-hour refresher course and an 8-hour full course on Saturday 15 November.  The 8-hour course will be concluded by an examination, which participants have to pass in order to obtain the FANC/AFCN permission to perform bone densitometry.
The refresher course is covered by part 1.  The 8-hour full course is covered by part 1 and part 2 of the programme.

Apart from the specific FANC/AFCN requirements, the course will address technical and clinical aspects of DXA and vertebral fracture assessment.

We look forward to welcoming you to the DXA Radioprotection Course 2023!

With our very best regards,

On behalf of the Belgian Bone Club and the KBVR/SRBR Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Group

Prof. Dr. Stefan Goemaere and Prof. Olivier Malaise
Chairs