A method for recording an image of ionizing radiation comprising the steps of:(1) image-wise exposing to ionizing radiation an element containing at least one phosphor which converts said ionizing radiation into photochemically active radiation,(2) image-wise exposing a recording material to the thus obtained photochemically active radiation, said recording material containing at least one non-luminescent substance or poorly luminescent substance by means of which through said photochemically active radiation at least one compound is produced forming in said recording material or by transfer into a receptor element a latent luminescent image or by means of which through said photochemically active radiation (a) compound(s) is (are) formed that is (are) allowed to transfer from the recording material into a receptor element to form therein by chemical reaction a latent luminescent image,(3) exposing said latent image to radiation stimulating the fluorescent light emission of the formed luminescent compound(s), and(4) detecting a pattern of fluorescent light emitted by said latent image.