Method of processing silver halide materials

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A processing kit comprising:

• a. an activator composition comprising at least 0.05 mol/l of sulfite ions and having a pH of at least 10, and
• b. a fixing composition comprising a fixing agent other than a sulfite, said fixing composition being free of black-and-white developing agents.

An activator-fixing composition that, in aqueous form, has a pH of at least 10, comprises at least 0.05 mol/l of sulfite ions and at least 0.05 mol/l of a fixing agent other than a sulfite, and is free of black-and-white developing agents.

A radiographic kit comprising:

• a. an activator-fixing composition that, in aqueous form, has a pH of at least 10, and comprises at least 0.05 mol/l of sulfite ions and a fixing agent other than a sulfite, and is free of black-and-white developing agents,
• b. a radiographic silver halide material comprising a support that has first and second major surfaces, said radiographic material having disposed on at least one support major surface, one or more hydrophilic colloid layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, said radiographic material also containing an incorporated black-and-white developing agent in one or more of said hydrophilic colloid layers, and
• c. a phosphor screen.

A method of providing a black-and-white image comprising:

• A) contacting an exposed black-and-white silver halide material containing an incorporated black-and-white developing agent with an activator composition having a pH of at least 10 and at least 0.05 mol/l of sulfite ions, and
• B) contacting said exposed silver halide material with a solution comprising a fixing agent other than a sulfite, said solution being free of black-and-white developing agents,
• wherein steps A and B are carried out sequentially and said black-and-white silver halide material is a reflective radiographic silver halide material comprising a reflective support that reflects at least 80% of incident light, and having one or more photographic silver halide emulsion layers on only one side of said reflective support.