A radiation image reading apparatus for reading radiation images from an accelerated phosphorescence fluorescent material object on which a radiation image of a subject is accumulated and stored and is intended to obtain a radiation image on which radiation image information which is distributed in a wide range of radiation intensity may be displayed with an optimal density (brightness) without deterioration of contrast resolution. The radiation image reading apparatus is provided with a long-range electron multiplier tube having a plurality of photomultipliers or a plurality of secondary electron multiplying parts which are arrayed along a main scanning direction and controls independently respective sensitivities of these photomultipliers.