X-ray tubehead housing with slant-angle partition

A method of manufacturing a container for an x-ray source comprising:

• forming a base having an inside surface, the inside surface having at least two non-parallel surface portions;
• forming a cover having an inside surface and being detachably connectable to the base, the base and the cover being configured and disposed to form a fluid tight chamber defined by the inside surfaces of the base and cover;
• and
• precision machining a plurality of attachment positions for x-ray source components into the inside surface of the base by a substantially straight tool, wherein at least one attachment position being machined into at least two non-parallel surface portions of the at least two non-parallel surface portions.

A container to secure an x-ray source comprising:

• a base having an opening, an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface including a substantially planar portion opposite the opening;
• a cover having an opening, an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface including a substantially planar portion opposite the opening, the cover being detachably connected to the base;
• the base and the cover being configured and disposed to form a fluid tight chamber defined by the inside surfaces of the base and cover to secure x-ray source components therein;
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• wherein a junction along the openings of the base and cover is nonparallel to the substantially planar portions of the outside surfaces of the base and cover.