DEXA scan, kapena Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, ndiyeso yodalirika kwambiri komanso yogwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri poyesa kuchuluka kwa mchere wa mafupa. Zimathandiza kuzindikira osteopenia (ochepa mafupa) ndi osteoporosis (mafupa ofooka omwe amatha kusweka), zonsezi zimakhala zofala kwambiri kwa amayi pambuyo posiya kusamba kapena panthawi ya chithandizo cha khansa.
Kwa akazi omwe amalandira chithandizo cha mahomoni, kusunga mphamvu ya mafupa ndi gawo lofunika kwambiri pa thanzi la nthawi yayitali. Ku Apollo Athenaa, DEXA scan imaphatikizidwa mu chisamaliro chachizolowezi cha amayi omwe ali pachiwopsezo, kuthandiza asing'anga kupanga zisankho zolondola pankhani ya chithandizo, kusintha moyo wawo, komanso chisamaliro chodzitetezera.