Abstract: A magnetic field generating device for the NMR-CT comprises a pair of opposing permanent magnet segments magnetically coupled by a yoke which define therebetween an air gap where a magnetic field is created. Each segment has a pole piece attached to its gap-facing surface. Each segment is composed of a ferrite magnet and a rare earth magnet, one of the two magnets being disposed in the central portion of the segment and the other disposed around the one magnet. The thickness of the ferrite magnet in the direction of attaching it to the yoke is larger than that of the rare earth magnet.