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High intensity microfocus X-ray source for industrial computerized tomography and digital fluoroscopy

US4607380A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1984
Grant dateAug 19, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J35/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high intensity microfocus x-ray source for the inspection of superalloy objects and the like operates at a voltage of the order of 400-500 kV with an electron beam focal spot size of the order of 2-10 mils and at power levels of tens to hundreds of kilowatts and affords a brightness improvement of at least three thousand over conventional x-ray sources.

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