Patent ID: 7132229
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: G03C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A photothermographic material comprising, on at least one side of a support, an image forming layer comprising at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent, and a binder, and a non-photosensitive layer, wherein 1) the binder is a hydrophilic binder; 2) the non-photosensitive layer comprises gelatin or a gelatin derivative; 3) the reducing agent is a compound represented by the following formula (R); and 4) the photothermographic material comprises at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) or (II): wherein in formula (R), R wherein in formula (I), Q represents an atomic group necessary for forming a 5- or 6-membered imide ring; and wherein in formula (II), R