X-ray target
AssigneeGenerel Electric Company
InventorsWayne Charles Hasz, Mark Gilbert Benz, Charles Gitahi Mukira, Thomas Robert Raber, Gregory Alan Steinlage, Gregory Reznikov
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Abstract
An improved X-ray tube target comprises a refractory metal target substrate and a refractory metal focal track applied to the target substrate by a tape casting process. The X-ray tube target comprises a refractory metal target substrate and a refractory metal focal track formed on the target substrate to form a focal track/target substrate interface plane that varies less than about ±0.13 mm.
Claims26
An X-ray tube anode comprising:
- a refractory metal target substrate;
- and
- a refractory metal focal track formed on said target substrate with a focal track/target substrate interface that varies less than about ±0.13 mm from a perfect plane interface between said target substrate and said track.
A process of making an X-ray tube anode, comprising:
- depositing a refractory metal onto a surface to form a tape, and
- forming an X-ray anode from said tape applied to a refractory metal substrate.
A process of forming an X-ray anode, comprising:
- casting a slurry of a powder in a solvent containing a binder onto a casting surface;
- evaporating said solvent from the slurry to produce a tape of a shaped layer removably adhering to said casting surface;
- densifying the tape to increase its green strength;
- peeling the casting surface from said tape;
- forming a pack from said tape and an X-ray target substrate-forming material;
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- sintering said pack to produce said X-ray anode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.