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Pediatric and Geriatric Considerations
Children need the lowest dose and honest, simple talk; older adults need time, support, and gentle handling.
The rule
Patients at both ends of life need the exam adapted to them. Children are more sensitive to radiation and less able to hold still. Older adults may be frail, slow to move, hard of hearing, or confused. The anatomy and the images you need stay the same, but your technique, communication, and immobilization change.