PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform long scale photographing by preventing the deterioration of a control part by the irradiation with radiation or the reflection of the control part to a radiation image without overlapping the control part with a photographing region.SOLUTION: This radiation image photographing apparatus 20A includes a plurality of radiation detection units 30a-30c equipped with radiation converting panels capable of converting radiation 16 to a radiation image, panel housing parts 34a-34c for housing the radiation converting panels and control parts 196a-196c for controlling the radiation converting panels and connection parts 410a-410c and 412a-412c for connecting the respective radiation detection units 30a-30c. The connection parts 410a-410c and 412a-412c successively connect the respective panel housing parts 34a-34c so that the respective radiation converting panels are partially overlapped with each other but the respective control parts 196a-196c are not overlapped with each other.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】制御部を撮影領域に重ねることなく、放射線の照射による前記制御部の劣化や放射線画像への前記制御部の写り込みを防止して長尺撮影を行うことが可能となる。【解決手段】放射線画像撮影装置20Aは、放射線16を放射線画像に変換可能な放射線変換パネル、該放射線変換パネルを収容するパネル収容部34a~34c、及び、前記放射線変換パネルを制御する制御部196a~196cを備える複数の放射線検出ユニット30a~30cと、前記各放射線検出ユニット30a~30cを連結する連結部410a~410c、412a~412cとを有する。連結部410a~410c、412a~412cは、前記各放射線変換パネルの一部が重なり合うと共に、各制御部196a~196cが重ならないように、各パネル収容部34a~34cを順次連結する。【選択図】図2
