摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and sanitarily position a subject in the X-ray CT measurement. <P>SOLUTION: A measurement unit consisting of an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector is stored inside a gantry 18, and the measurement unit is driven to rotate around the center axis of rotation. A container 24 is stored in a hollow 18A of the gantry 18. The container 24 is a capsule in which the subject such as a small animal is stored. A fixing member is disposed inside the container 24 for fixing the small animal etc. Accordingly, as the subject is stored in the container 24, contact of body hair or a tail of the small animal, for example, with the apparatus can be prevented, and also discharge of the filth to the outside can be prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO</p> |