X-ray source for a mobile X-ray diagnostic unit with a C-arm

US7887236B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ziehm Imaging GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Juergen Dehler · Forchheim, DE
• Michael Guenther · Nuremberg, DE
• Klaus Hoerndler · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 6, 2008
• Grant date: Feb 15, 2011
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05G1/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of an X-ray source for a mobile X-ray diagnostic unit with a C-arm include a generator vessel that may be mounted to a hollow frame of the C-arm. The generator vessel may have a first subregion with a high-voltage generator and a second subregion with an X-ray source. In some embodiments, the first subregion, the second subregion, or both subregions may be at least partially inside a portion of the hollow frame of the C-arm. The generator vessel may be at least partially filled with insulating oil for cooling the high-voltage generator and/or the X-ray source.