A gantry has a cylindrical shape and rotates around a subject on a top
panel about the body axis. An X-ray irradiating part is arranged inside
the gantry and emits an X-ray. An X-ray detector is arranged at a
position facing the X-ray irradiating part and detects the X-ray
transmitted through the subject. PET detectors are arranged in two
separate regions facing the rotation center and detect .gamma.-rays
emitted from the positron-emitting nuclides. A moving mechanism moves the
top panel and the gantry relatively to each other. An X-ray CT image
generator generates an X-ray CT image of the subject based on the result
of detection by the X-ray detector. A PET image generator generates a PET
image of the subject based on the .gamma.-rays detected by the PET
detectors on the circumference in accordance with rotation of the gantry.