A hybrid scanner for medical imaging, comprising • a device for generating an X-ray beam irradiating through the patient, said beam having a predefinable direction of radiation in a radiation plane passing through the patient, and • an electronic area detector for detecting the X-ray images, • wherein the hybrid scanner also comprises an assembly of magnetic field generator coils and a device designed to energise the coils in order to generate a magnetic gradient field having at least one field-free point in the radiation plane, • wherein the hybrid scanner also comprises a first control device, which specifies the radiation direction for the device for generating the X-ray beam, and • a second control device, which controls the movement of the at least one field-free point in the radiation plane, • wherein the hybrid scanner also comprises detection means for detecting the magnetic response of the magnetisable particles to the movement of the at least one field-free point, and a computing unit electronically communicating with the first and with the second control device and with the area detector and with the detection means, characterised in that • the arrangement of magnetic field generator coils is formed at least in part of separated partial coil pairs, • wherein the radiation plane does not intersect any of the magnetic field generator coils, • wherein the partial coil pairs each comprise a pair of separated closed coils having a constructive and a destructive coil portion, • wherein the destructive portions of the partial coils are arranged oppositely, closely to one another, wherein the destructive coil portions run in parallel, and • wherein the destructive coil portions are suitable for mutual cancellation of their magnetic field contributions under opposed current flow of identical magnitude. • a device for generating an X-ray beam irradiating through the patient, said beam having a predefinable direction of radiation in a radiation plane passing through the patient, and • an electronic area detector for detecting the X-ray images, • wherein the hybrid scanner also comprises an assembly of magnetic field generator coils and a device designed to energise the coils in order to generate a magnetic gradient field having at least one field-free point in the radiation plane, • wherein the hybrid scanner also comprises a first control device, which specifies the radiation direction for the device for generating the X-ray beam, and • a second control device, which controls the movement of the at least one field-free point in the radiation plane, • wherein the hybrid scanner also comprises detection means for detecting the magnetic response of the magnetisable particles to the movement of the at least one field-free point, and a computing unit electronically communicating with the first and with the second control device and with the area detector and with the detection means, characterised in that • the arrangement of magnetic field generator coils is formed at least in part of separated partial coil pairs, • wherein the radiation plane does not intersect any of the magnetic field generator coils, • wherein the partial coil pairs each comprise a pair of separated closed coils having a constructive and a destructive coil portion, • wherein the destructive portions of the partial coils are arranged oppositely, closely to one another, wherein the destructive coil portions run in parallel, and • wherein the destructive coil portions are suitable for mutual cancellation of their magnetic field contributions under opposed current flow of identical magnitude. • the arrangement of magnetic field generator coils is formed at least in part of separated partial coil pairs, • wherein the radiation plane does not intersect any of the magnetic field generator coils, • wherein the partial coil pairs each comprise a pair of separated closed coils having a constructive and a destructive coil portion, • wherein the destructive portions of the partial coils are arranged oppositely, closely to one another, wherein the destructive coil portions run in parallel, and • wherein the destructive coil portions are suitable for mutual cancellation of their magnetic field contributions under opposed current flow of identical magnitude.