A photothermographic material including, on one side of a support, an
image forming layer containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, a
non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder,
and, on the other side of the support, a non-photosensitive back side
layer. The total quantity of an alkaline earth metal contained in the
non-photosensitive back side layer is 1.times.10.sup.-5 mol/m.sup.2 to
1.times.10.sup.-3 mol/m.sup.2.