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X-ray device and method of applying x-ray radiation

US11075052B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Jörg Freudenberger · Eckental, DE
Anja Fritzler · Simmerath, DE
Peter GEITHNER · Erlangen, DE
Peter Hackenschmied · Nuremberg, DE
Thomas Weber · Eschborn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2019
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01J2235/1295
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an x-ray device including a housing configured to provide a vacuum therein, a cathode arranged inside the housing and configured to emit electrons, an anode arranged inside the housing and configured to produce x-ray radiation when impacted by electrons emitted by the cathode, and a converter configured to convert the x-ray radiation produced by the anode into monochromatic x-ray radiation, wherein the anode is configured to produce x-ray radiation in transmission and is arranged between the cathode and the converter. The present disclosure may be used in medical imaging, therapy, spectroscopy, and the like. Geometries and configurations may be improved compared to previously known x-ray devices when it comes to requirements for space, materials used, complexity of electrical wiring, distance between cathode and anode, and providing supplementary functions.

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