X-ray target assembly
AssigneeCardiac Mariners, Inc.
InventorsWilliam H. Hansen, Peter E. Loeffler
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Abstract
An x-ray transmission target assembly is disclosed. According to an aspect of the invention, an x-ray target assembly comprises an x-ray generating layer, a thermal buffer, and a support, wherein the thermal buffer is disposed between the x-ray generating layer and support. Another aspect of the invention is directed to a novel material for use as an x-ray generating layer in an x-ray target assembly.
Claims31
An x-ray target assembly comprising:
- an x-ray generating material having a first melting point;
- a support having a second melting point;
- a thermal buffer disposed between said x-ray generating material and said support;
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- said first melting point being greater than said second melting point.
An x-ray source comprising:
- a charged particle gun;
- a charged particle gun electronics that transmit and receive signals to control said charged particle gun;
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- a target assembly comprising an x-ray generating material, a support material, and a thermal buffer, said x-ray generating material having a first melting point;
- said support material having a second melting point;
- said thermal buffer disposed between said x-ray generating material and said support material, and said first melting point being greater than said second melting point.
An x-ray target assembly comprising an x-ray generating layer of material, said x-ray generating layer of materials producing x-rays when bombarded with a stream of charged particles, said x-ray generating layer of material comprising tantalum carbide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.