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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1999
Koji Ono, Hino, JP;
Kouji Amitani, Hino, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An x-ray image forming method is disclosed. The x-ray image is captured employing a flat panel detector; from this panel detector, the x-ray image taken out in the form of image signals; employing a thermally developable photosensitive material comprising photosensitive silver halide grains, a non-photosensitive reducible silver source, and a reducing agent for the silver source, the above-mentioned image signals are converted into variation in light intensity and recorded onto the photosensitive silver halide grains; the x-ray image is obtained by heating in the presence of a non-photosensitive reducible silver source and a reducing agent for the silver source.