Radiographic apparatus and imaged object support therefor

This application claims the benefit of a priority under 35 USC 119 to French Patent Application No. 01 07521 filed Jun. 6, 2001, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. A radiographic apparatus comprises an image receiver and a source for delivering radiation towards the image receiver. Adjacent to the image receiver is a breast support with a body and a plate. The plate can be moved with respect to the body of the breast support, along the direction of propagation of the radiation. The movement of the plate of the breast support varies the position of the patient's breast in the path of the radiation thereby varying the magnification factor of the image.