In a radiographic image capturing apparatus (12), an object to be examined (22, 22r, 221) is compressed and secured between a compression plate (38) and an image capturing base (36), at a position off-center from a central position of the image capturing base (36) near a subject (20) in a direction along the subject (20). An opening (44) is defined in the compression plate (38) so as to confront the object to be examined (22, 22r, 221) in the off-center position. The radiation source (26) irradiates the object to be examined (22, 22r, 221) as well as the opening (44) with radiation (24) from a central angle of the radiation source (26), which is aligned with a vertical axis (98) of the image capturing base (36), and which passes through the central position from a predetermined angle that is angularly spaced from the central angle about the central position.
