A biochemical analysis data producing method includes the steps of
selectively storing one of radiation energy and light energy in a
plurality of stimulable phosphor layer regions two-dimensionally formed
in a support of a stimulable phosphor sheet and spaced apart from each
other, moving the stimulable phosphor sheet and a stimulating ray
relative to each other in a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning
direction, sequentially irradiating the plurality of stimulable phosphor
layer regions so that energy of the stimulating ray projected onto the
plurality of stimulable phosphor layer regions per unit area is higher
than that projected on regions other than the plurality of stimulable
phosphor layer regions, thereby exciting stimulable phosphor contained in
the plurality of stimulable phosphor layer regions, and photoelectrically
detecting stimulated emission released from the stimulable phosphor layer
to produce biochemical analysis data. According to this method, it is
possible to effectively prevent the stimulating ray from entering a
neighboring stimulable phosphor layer region to be next stimulated as the
stimulating ray is scanned and thus prevent stimulable phosphor contained
in the neighboring stimulable phosphor layer region from being excited to
release radiation energy or light energy stored therein, and, therefore,
biochemical analysis data having an excellent quantitative characteristic
can be produced in a desired manner.