A solid scintillator in an embodiment includes a polycrystal body of an oxide having a garnet structure. In the solid scintillator, a linear transmittance at a wavelength of 680 nm is 10% or more. The oxide constituting the solid scintillator has a composition represented by, for Example, General formula: (Gd1−α−β−γTbαLuβCeγ)3(Al1−xGax)aOb, wherein 0<;α≦0.55, 0<;β≦0.55, 0.0001≦γ≦0.1, α+β+γ<;1, 0<;x<;1, 4.8≦a≦5.2, 11.6≦b≦12.4.