PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a subject support apparatus capable of easily adjusting a pressure applied to a subject portion.SOLUTION: A PAT apparatus 1 comprises a bed 102 that is a subject support part a measurement part, a lift 115b, an electrical signal collection part 112, a signal processing part 113, and a light source 108. The bed 102 comprises a holding part 103 for holding a subject portion 101 that is a portion of a subject 100. The lift 115b controls the relative position between the holding part 103 and the subject support part on the basis of a pressure applied to the holding part 103, which attains measurement while a suitable pressing pressure is kept and a high resolution area 107 is included inside the subject portion 101.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】被検部にかかる圧力を容易に調整できる被検体支持装置を提供する。【解決手段】PAT装置1は、被検体支持部である寝台102、測定部、昇降器115b、電気信号収集部112、信号処理部113、および光源部108から成る。寝台102には被検体100の一部である被検部101を保持する保持部103を有し、昇降器115bが、保持部103にかかる圧力に基づいて、保持部103と被検体支持部との相対位置を制御することで、適正な押しつけ圧力を保ち、かつ、高解像度領域107を被検部101内部に収めた状態で測定ができる。【選択図】図1
