X-ray sources
AssigneeRapiscan Systems, Inc.
InventorEdward James Morton
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Abstract
The present application is directed to an anode for an X-ray tube. The X-ray tube has an electron aperture through which electrons emitted from an electron source travel subject to substantially no electrical field and a target in a non-parallel relationship to the electron aperture and arranged to produce X-rays when electrons are incident upon a first side of the target, wherein the target further comprises a cooling channel located on a second side of the target. The cooling channel comprises a conduit having coolant contained therein. The coolant is at least one of water, oil, or refrigerant.
Claims18
An anode for an X-ray tube comprising
- an electron aperture through which electrons emitted from an electron source travel subject to substantially no electrical field;
- and
- a target, wherein said target comprises more than one target segment, wherein each of said target segments is in a non-parallel relationship to said electron aperture and arranged to produce X-rays when electrons are incident upon a first side of at least one of said target segments, wherein each of said target segments further comprises a cooling channel located on a second side of the target segment.
An X-ray tube comprising:
- an anode further comprising
- at least one electron aperture through which electrons emitted from an electron source travel subject to substantially no electrical field;
- a target, wherein said target comprises more than one target segment, wherein each of said target segments is in a non-parallel relationship to said electron aperture and arranged to produce X-rays when electrons are incident upon a first side of at least one of said target segments, wherein each of said target segments further comprises a cooling channel located on a second side of the target segment;
- and
- an X-ray aperture through which X-rays from the target pass through and are at least partially collimated by the X-ray aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.