Convectively cooled x-ray tube target and method of making same
US7508916B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J35/107
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An anode assembly includes a rotatable hub having a rotation axis and having a cooling passage formed therethrough and a ferrofluid seal attached to the rotatable hub, the ferrofluid seal fluidically separating a first volume containing the target from a second volume. A target is attached to the rotatable hub, the target having a rotation axis coincident with the rotation axis of the rotatable hub and having a chamber formed therein fluidically coupled to the cooling passage, the target having a focal track material attached to an outer face of the target.
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