Anode assembly for an x-ray tube
US7158612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J2235/164
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A miniature x-ray tube has an anode assembly capable of transmitting x-rays through the anode and over a wide angular range. The anode is in the shape of a cone or truncated cone with an axis on the x-ray tube frame axis, formed of low-Z material with high thermal conductivity for heat dissipation. A target material on the anode body is in a thin layer, which may be approximately 0.5 to 5 microns thick. In one embodiment a tube evacuation exhaust port at the tail end of the anode assembly forms a cavity for a getter, with a pinched-off tubulation at the end of the cavity.
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