X-ray tube
US6408053B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J35/064
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an X-ray tube for generating X-rays linearly focused in a vertical or horizontal direction in accordance with the orientation of a filament used. The X-ray tube includes a linear filament arranged at a cathode included in the X-ray tube, the linear filament serving to allow an anode included in the X-ray tube to generate line-focused X-rays. The X-ray tube according to the present invention can be applied to a calibration for X-ray spectroscopes, or various applications requiring line-focused X-rays.
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