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US 12,555,735 B2Granted
X-ray tube having at least one electrically conductive housing section
AssigneeSiemens Healthineers AG
InventorsJoerg Freudenberger, Wolfgang Schaeff
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Abstract
The invention relates to an X-ray tube, an X-ray source and an X-ray facility. The X-ray tube may have a vacuum housing having at least one side surface, the vacuum housing comprises a cathode and an anode for generating X-rays. An acceleration path for emitted electrons is provided between the cathode and the anode via an applied high voltage. A first of the at least one side surface has a first electrically conductive housing section having a temperature dependent electrical conductivity so that an essentially linear potential curve is set along the acceleration path.
Claims20
An X-ray tube comprising:
- a vacuum housing with at least one side surface,
- the vacuum housing including a cathode and an anode for generating X-rays,
- wherein an acceleration path for emitted electrons is between the cathode and the anode via an applied high voltage, and
- a first of the at least one side surface has a first electrically conductive housing section having a temperature dependent electrical conductivity such that an essentially linear potential curve is set along the acceleration path.
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