title: Addressing the needs of elderly radiology patients.
abstract: Elderly patients have special needs when undergoing radiographic examinations. This article describes three approaches radiologic technologists may use to meet those needs: a gerontologic approach for the well elderly, a geriatric approach for the frail elderly, and a number of departmental adaptations for all older patients. A well-defined science of patient care that includes knowledge of the elderly is essential to the continued growth of the profession of radiography.
authors.affiliation: Radiography Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Durick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016330:Frail Elderly; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration