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In a radiographic image acquiring apparatus, in the event that one radiation detection device is selected from among a plurality of radiation detection devices, each of which are capable of converting radiation into a radiographic image, the radiographic image acquiring apparatus includes an acquisi

In a radiographic image acquiring apparatus, in the event that one radiation detection device is selected from among a plurality of radiation detection devices, each of which are capable of converting radiation into a radiographic image, the radiographic image acquiring apparatus includes an acquisition unit for acquiring all of the radiographic images from the plurality of radiation detection devices, including the radiographic image from the one radiation detection device, at a time when application of radiation with respect to a subject is carried out.

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1. A radiographic image acquiring apparatus in which, in the event that one radiation detection device is selected from among a plurality of radiation detection devices, each of which is capable of converting radiation into a radiographic image, the radiographic image acquiring apparatus comprises:

1. A radiographic image acquiring apparatus in which, in the event that one radiation detection device is selected from among a plurality of radiation detection devices, each of which is capable of converting radiation into a radiographic image, the radiographic image acquiring apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit for acquiring all of the radiographic images from the plurality of radiation detection devices, including the radiographic image from the one radiation detection device, at a time when application of radiation with respect to a subject is carried out; anda determining unit for determining, from among each of the radiographic images acquired by the acquisition unit, a significant radiographic image in which the subject is reflected. 2. The radiographic image acquiring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image selector which, in the case that the determining unit determines that the significant radiographic image does not exist, selects from among each of the radiographic images, any one of the radiographic images to be regarded as the significant radiographic image. 3. A radiographic image acquiring apparatus in which, in the event that one radiation detection device is selected from among a plurality of radiation detection devices, each of which is capable of converting radiation into a radiographic image, the radiographic image acquiring apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit for acquiring all of the radiographic images from the plurality of radiation detection devices, including the radiographic image from the one radiation detection device, at a time when application of radiation with respect to a subject is carried out; andan image selector for selecting, from among each of the radiographic images acquired by the acquisition unit, any one of the radiographic images to be regarded as a significant radiographic image in which the subject is reflected. 4. The radiographic image acquiring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an output device for outputting to the exterior the significant radiographic image. 5. The radiographic image acquiring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an identification information storage unit which, in the event that application of radiation with respect to the subject is carried out in an image capturing room, stores identifying information of the plurality of radiation detection devices that reside in the image capturing room, wherein based on the identifying information stored in the identification information storage unit, the acquisition unit acquires all of the radiographic images from the plurality of radiation detection devices that reside in the image capturing room. 6. The radiographic image acquiring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of radiation detection devices each comprise, respectively, a radiation conversion panel, which converts the radiation into electrical charges and stores the electrical charges, and outputs the stored electrical charges to the exterior as electrical signals, each of the radiation conversion panels obtaining a state enabling storage of the electrical charges before the radiation is applied with respect to the subject. 7. A radiographic image capturing method, comprising the steps of: in the event that one radiation detection device is selected from among a plurality of radiation detection devices, each of which are capable of converting radiation into a radiographic image, carrying out application of the radiation with respect to a subject;acquiring, by an acquisition unit, all of the radiographic images from the plurality of radiation detection devices, including the radiographic image from the one radiation detection device, anddetermining, by a determining unit, a significant radiographic image, in which the subject is reflected, from among each of the radiographic images acquired by the acquisition unit. 8. The radiographic image capturing method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of: storing, in an identification information storage unit, identifying information of the plurality of radiation detection devices that reside in the image capturing room, in the event that application of radiation with respect to the subject is carried out in an image capturing room,wherein in the step of acquiring all the radiographic images, the acquisition unit acquires all of the radiographic images from the plurality of radiation detection devices that reside in the image capturing room, based on the identifying information stored in the identification information storage unit. 9. The radiographic image acquiring apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising an output device for outputting to the exterior the significant radiographic image. 10. The radiographic image acquiring apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising an identification information storage unit which, in the event that application of radiation with respect to the subject is carried out in an image capturing room, stores identifying information of the plurality of radiation detection devices that reside in the image capturing room, wherein based on the identifying information stored in the identification information storage unit, the acquisition unit acquires all of the radiographic images from the plurality of radiation detection devices that reside in the image capturing room. 11. The radiographic image acquiring apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of radiation detection devices each comprise, respectively, a radiation conversion panel, which converts the radiation into electrical charges and stores the electrical charges, and outputs the stored electrical charges to the exterior as electrical signals, each of the radiation conversion panels obtaining a state enabling storage of the electrical charges before the radiation is applied with respect to the subject.