MODULAR X-RAY TUBE AND METHOD OF ITS PRODUCTION Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC H01L35/02 

FIELD: physics, medicine.

SUBSTANCE: proposed modular X-ray tube (10) has anode (20) and cathode (30) located in evacuated chamber (40) opposite each other. Note that electrons (e^-) are generated on cathode (30) to be accelerated by high voltage towards anode (20) and to generate x-ray radiation (γ). Mind that x-ray tube (10) incorporates some accelerating modules, supplementing each other, (41, ...,45), everyone comprising at least one potential-carrying electrode (20/30/423/433/443). The first accelerating module (41) comprises cathode (30) picking off electrons (e^-) while and the second accelerating module (45) contains anode (20) with generating x-ray radiation. Note here that x-ray tube (10) contains at least one additional accelerating module (42, ...,44) with potential-carrying electrode (423/433/443), and the electron accelerating module (42, ...,44) gets arbitrarily connected in series.

EFFECT: higher-power smaller-sizes x-ray tube, better reparability.

21 cl, 13 dwg