X-ray tubes, enclosures for x-ray tubes, and methods of manufacture
AssigneeVarex Imaging Corporation
InventorsThomas Anton Morris, Jonathan Miller
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Abstract
Enclosures for X-ray tubes, X-ray tubes including the enclosures, and methods of manufacturing enclosures and X-ray tubes are disclosed. An X-ray tube can include a cathode, an anode, and an enclosure at least partially surrounding the cathode and the anode. The enclosure can include an aluminum alloy that at least partially defines an evacuated enclosure of the X-ray tube.
Claims20
An X-ray tube comprising:
- a cathode;
- an anode;
- and
- an enclosure at least partially surrounding the cathode and the anode, the enclosure comprising an aluminum alloy at least partially defining an evacuated enclosure of the X-ray tube.
A method of manufacturing an enclosure for an X-ray tube, the method comprising:
- forming an enclosure body from an aluminum alloy;
- machining an X-ray window in the enclosure;
- welding a wall to the enclosure body to form an enclosure;
- and
- evacuating the enclosure at least partially defined by the enclosure body and the wall.
An X-ray source, comprising an enclosure, the enclosure including a plurality of surfaces defining an evacuated enclosure, a material defining the plurality of surfaces formed from aluminum or an aluminum alloy comprising at least 1 weight percent aluminum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.