Radiologists frequently are called upon to perform fluoroscopic examinations on patients who are feeble, confused, unsteady in the dark, or unable to stand. Many are apprehensive upon being ushered into a dark room and may have transient episodes of vertigo and fainting, probably due to vasodepressor syncope. Some have fallen to the floor while undergoing fluoroscopic examinations. It is desirable, nevertheless, to do fluoroscopic examinations with the patient erect. A simple device was constructed for supporting patients in an erect position on the fluoroscope. This support has proved to be practical in examining children in the upright position when they have been immobilized on the “Brattbored” devised by Miller. For adults the device is not so much for support as for prevention of falling if loss of consciousness occurs. This device consists of a 2-inch steel hook, a 70-inch leather belt 1 1/4 inches wide with a metal buckle at one end, a steel ring 3 inches in diameter, and cotton webbing 2 inches wide and 40 inches long, with a dog snap on each end. For short patients the leather strap length permits the steel ring to be placed 51 inches from the foot support. A hole must be drilled into the head end of the table into which the steel hook can be inserted. The suspending device is easily applied and removed. For adults the hook is inserted into the hole in the table. The cotton webbing is then passed across the front of the chest and under the axillae, and attached to the metal ring with the dog snaps (Fig. 3 and 4). The leather strap is then adjusted to the proper height. Towels may be placed in the axillae to make the patient more comfortable. For children, only the leather belt is used. The child is immobilized on a “Brattbored” and then the leather belt is passed about the plywood bar at the top of the board and adjusted to the proper height (Fig. 5). The suspending device does not interfere with the fluoroscopic examination. The cotton webbing does not produce a visible shadow, and the patient can be rotated easily in either direction. Patients feel quite comfortable and much more secure knowing they cannot fall.