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US 4,972,449 AGranted
X-ray tube target
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKamleshwar Upadhya, Thomas C. Tiearney, Jr., William F. Banholzer
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Abstract
An x-ray tube target has improved heat dissipation by applying a layer of diamond between the focal track and the target body. The diamond layer can be applied directly to a graphite target body, a graphite disc covered with silicon carbide or to a disc composed of an molybdenum alloy such as TZM.
Claims14
An x-ray tube anode comprising:
- a graphite or refractory metal body having a surface region on said body composed of an x-ray generating metallic layer for being impinged by electrons;
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- a diamond layer disposed between said x-ray generating metallic layer and said body.
A method of manufacturing an anode for an x-ray tube comprising:
- placing a diamond layer on a surface region of a graphite or refractory metal body;
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- placing an x-ray generating metallic layer over said diamond layer.
A method of manufacturing an anode for an x-ray tube comprising:
- placing a layer of a refractory metal or carbide thereof on a surface region of a graphite body;
- producing in situ a diamond layer over said layer of said refractory metal or carbide thereof;
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- placing an x-ray generating metallic layer over said diamond layer.
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