Integration of cooling jacket and flow baffles on metal frame inserts of x-ray tubes
US6457859B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05G1/025
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A CT scanner comprises a beryllium window mounted on an x-ray insert, a cooling fluid circulation line, and a cooling fluid return line. A plurality of fins are mounted in the cooling fluid circulation line. The fluid circulation line is in fluid communication with one of an anode side cavity and a cathode side cavity and in fluid communication with a heat exchanger. The fluid return line is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger and in fluid communication with the other one of the anode side cavity and the cathode side cavity. A pump means circulates the cooling fluid through the heat exchanger, the suction and return lines, and the x-ray tube housing assembly.
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