Processing of photographic silver halide photosensitive material

A method for processing a photographic silver halide photosensitive material for medical radiographic imaging after imagewise exposure in an automatic processor with processing solutions including a developer, a fixer, and washing water and/or stabilizer while replenishing the respective processing solutions,

• said photosensitive material comprising a silver halide emulsion of silver halide grains containing at least 20 mol % of silver chloride, at least 50% of the projected area of all silver halide grains being tabular grains having an aspect ratio of at least 2,
• said photosensitive material having a silver coverage of less than 1.5 grams and a gelatin coverage of less than 2.1 grams per square meter of one surface thereof and a swelling factor of less than 180%,
• said developer containing an ascorbic acid type compound as a developing agent and being substantially free of a dihydroxybenzene, and
• said developer being replenished in an amount of less than 150 ml per square meter of said photosensitive material and said fixer being replenished in an amount of less than 300 ml per square meter of said photosensitive material.