Photosensitive thermal development recording material, its case, and developing method and production process of photosensitive thermal recording material

A combination of a photosensitive thermal development recording material and a case for housing the material, wherein

• the material comprises:
• a support;
• and
• an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, and
• the case comprises:
• a main body so as to have a housing section for housing the material, the main body comprising a light-shielding material;
• and
• a sensitizing member in the housing section.

A combination of a case for housing a photosensitive thermal development recording material and a cassette for holding the case,

• wherein the material comprises:
• a support;
• and
• an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder,
• the case comprises:
• a main body so as to have a housing section for housing the material, the main body comprising a light-shielding material;
• and
• a sensitizing member in the housing section;
• and
• the cassette is capable of being loaded in an X-ray equipment for forming a latent image upon irradiation of the material with a X-ray.

A method for developing a photosensitive thermal development recording material,

• the material comprising:
• a support;
• and an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder,
• wherein the method comprises:
• housing the material in a case comprising a light-shielding material;
• irradiating the material with a X-ray while a sensitizing member is kept in the case;
• and
• thermal-developing the material while the material is housed in the case to develop a latent image.

A photosensitive thermal development recording material comprising:

• a support;
• an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder;
• a sensitizing layer;
• and
• a light-shielding layer in this order.

A process for producing a photosensitive thermal development recording material,

• the material comprising:
• a support;
• and an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder,
• wherein the process comprises:
• forming the image forming layer on the support;
• laminating a sensitizing layer on a surface of the image forming layer;
• laminating a light-shielding layer on a surface of the sensitizing layer;
• and
• cutting the support.