FLUORESCENT IMAGE READING APPARATUS

A fluorescent image reading apparatus includes stimulating ray sources each adapted for emitting a stimulating ray toward an image carrier carrying a fluorescent image and causing it to release fluorescent light, a CCD and a filter disposed on the side of the CCD facing the image carrier, the filter including a color glass filter for cutting the stimulating ray and transmitting the fluorescent light and a dichroic coating for cutting the stimulating ray and transmitting the fluorescent light disposed on the side of the color glass filter facing the image carrier. According to the thus constituted fluorescent image reading apparatus, it is possible to improve the S/N ratio by cutting the stimulating ray and fluorescent light to prevent them from causing noise in image data.