A New High Heat Load X-Ray Tube

Arthur H. Iversen; Stephen Whitaker

doi:10.1117/12.939346

15 June 1984 A New High Heat Load X-Ray Tube

Arthur H. Iversen, Stephen Whitaker

Proceedings Volume 0454, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine XII; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939346
Event: Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine XII, 1984, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A new class of internally liquid cooled rotating anode x-ray tubes capable of high average and high peak power is proposed for medical applications. The principles of this new tube design are discussed and estimated performance levels are compared to levels attainable with conventional solid rotating anode medical x-ray tubes and with existing liquid cooled rotating anode x-ray tubes. Performance improvements of the proposed tube include essentially unlimited anode Heat Unit loading, and anode cooling rates, peak and continuous, that are more than an order of magnitude greater than is currently available. The new tube would enable present high average power demanding procedures such as CT and digital and conventional vascular angiography to be performed more efficiently and with higher patient throughput. New imaging techniques requiring even higher average power levels such as energy subtraction, slit scanning, x-ray spectrum optimization and special scatter rejection methods would become more clinically practical.

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Arthur H. Iversen and Stephen Whitaker "A New High Heat Load X-Ray Tube", Proc. SPIE 0454, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine XII, (15 June 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939346

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