X-ray tube with inner-collimator
US12283450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J2235/166
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An x-ray tube can include an x-ray window sealed to a mount. An inner-collimator can be adjacent to, but not sealed to, the x-ray window. The inner-collimator can be sandwiched between the x-ray window and an insulating-layer. The insulating-layer can span an inner-collimator-aperture of the inner-collimator, forming an isolated cavity at the inner-collimator-aperture. Walls of the cavity can include the x-ray window, the inner-collimator, and the insulating-layer. The x-ray tube can have a light weight, can block x-rays in undesirable directions, and can shape the x-ray beam.
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