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US 8,472,586 B2Granted
X-ray source and X-ray photographing apparatus including the source
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKazuyuki Ueda, Osamu Tsujii, Takao Ogura, Ichiro Nomura
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Abstract
An X-ray source includes an electron-beam generating unit that generates an electron beam, and a transmission type target electrode to be irradiated with the electron beam to generate X-ray radiation. A plurality of convex portions each having an inclined surface with respect to an incident direction of the electron beam is formed on a surface of the transmission type target electrode.
Claims8
An X-ray source comprising:
- an electron-beam generation unit configured to generate an electron beam;
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- a transmission type target electrode to be irradiated with the electron beam to generate X-ray radiation,
- wherein a plurality of convex portions each having an inclined surface with respect to an incident direction of the electron beam are formed on a surface of the transmission type target electrode.
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