Image reading system and method

An image reading system comprising:

• an image reading apparatus having a reading device for reading image information from a containing member in which a recording medium capable of recording a radiographic image is built, and a control device for setting a reading condition of the containing member;
• a storage section for storing the reading condition;
• a selecting section for selecting at least one of a first registration type and a second registration type, the first registration type being for registering a correspondence between the reading condition and the. containing member or the recording medium before image recording and the second registration type being for registering the correspondence after the image recording, and for using the image reading apparatus on a basis of the selected registration type;
• an ID giving section for giving ID information for the first registration type or the second registration type to one of the containing member and the recording medium in accordance with the selected registration type;
• a connecting section for making the reading condition and the ID information correspond in accordance with the selected registration type;
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• a control section for controlling the reading device so as to read the image information on the basis of the reading condition which is made to correspond by the connecting section according to the ID information given to one of the containing member and the recording medium when reading the image information from the containing member.