Abstract:
[Problem] To provide an X-ray inspection system capable of blocking the effect of heat from an X-ray source, thereby making it possible to place a heat-sensitive circuit component in the same housing space as the X-ray source. [Solution] A housing 10 is provided with an upper housing space 11, in which an X-ray source 32 housed in a cooling container 30 is placed. Owing to pressure of a pump 36, a cooling medium circulates between the cooling container 30 and a heat radiating device 33, suppressing the temperature rise of the cooling container 30. Since the cooling container 30 is placed in the upper housing space 11, the upper housing space 11 serves as a cooling space, suppressing the temperature rise. Therefore, heat-sensitive or heat-producing circuit components can be placed in the upper housing space 11.
Abstract:
A rotating anode (10) has an improved separator (52) arranged within a coolant passage (50) which is formed inside the rotating anode. A cylindrical target has an outer periphery whose axial length (L3) is in a range between 20 and 100 millimeters. The separator (52) has a proximal surface (82), a distance (G) between the proximal surface (82) and a must-cooled surface (92) being in a range between 0.1 and 3.0 millimeters. The axial length (L2) of the proximal surface (82) is not greater than five millimeters. Thus, since the axial length (L2) of the proximal surface (82) is set to be small, the load of a rotary driving source would be not so large even with a high-speed rotation of the rotating anode (10). When using an electric motor as the rotary driving source, it is not necessary to exchange the capacity of a motor diver for a larger one.
Abstract:
An imaging module includes a plurality of cathodes and respective gates, each cathode configured to generate a separate beam of electrons directed across a vacuum chamber and each gate matched to at least one respective cathode to enable and disable each separate beam of electrons from being directed across the vacuum chamber, A target anode is fixed within the vacuum chamber and arranged to receive the separate beam of electrons from each of the plurality of cathodes and, therefrom, generate a beam of x-rays. A deflection system is arranged between the plurality of cathodes and the target anode to generate a variable magnetic field to control a path followed by each of the separate beams of electrons to the target anode.
Abstract:
A mechanism for cooling the anode of an x-ray tube using a phase change material to transfer heat away from the anode. The x-ray tube is joined to a sealed heat exchange chamber which contains a liquid metal as a liquid to vapor phase change material (L-V PCM). The back side of the anode is exposed to an interior of the heat exchange chamber, and a jet sprayer inside the heat exchange chamber sprays a liquid of the metal onto the back side of the heated anode. The L-C PCM evaporates on that surface to carry away the heat, and the vapor then condenses back into the liquid on the cool surfaces of the heat exchange chamber. The surfaces of the heat exchange chamber may be cooled by convection cooling. Optionally, pipes containing a circulating cooling fluid may be provide inside the heat exchange chamber.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent liquid from leaking from a rotation union joint. SOLUTION: The rotation union joint (50) for an X-ray target (58) includes: a cabinet (86); a coolant swinging device to include a rotation shaft (60) having the inner diameter, the outer diameter, the base-part-side end (61), the peripheral side end (102) and a hollow in the inside, and a swinging tool (66) connected to the base-side end (61) of the rotation shaft (60); a discharge ring (64) coupled to the swinging tool (66), wherein the swinging tool (66) is constituted so as to direct the coolant to the discharge ring (64) and the discharge ring (64) is constituted so as to make the coolant pass through a primary coolant exit (78); and a stationary tube (62) having a first end (63) and a second end (65), of which at least a part is arranged and installed inside the inner hole of the rotation shaft (60). COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small X-ray source device having a restricted construction size, and wherein at least control of operating temperature of a positive electrode is improved and control of an operating condition of the small X-ray source device is also improved. SOLUTION: This cryogenic X-ray source device has a vacuum tube 12 housed in a housing 11 housing a negative electrode 13 and the positive electrode 14 spaced apart from each other by only a certain distance, an electron emitting means for emitting free electrons from the negative electrode and an electric field means for applying a high-voltage electric field between the negative electrode and the positive electrode to accelerate the free electrons while in use in a small X-ray source device 10 connected with a remote end of a guide wire for inserting in a target position in an animal body to carry out radiation therapy. In the cryogenic X-ray source device, the vacuum tube 12 is at least partially transparent to the X-ray emitted by the positive electrode and has a cooling means for cooling at least the positive electrode 13. The cooling means is a cryogenic cooling means, and has at least one air feed path for providing pressurized gas toward the positive electrode 14 and at least one air discharge path for discharging the pressurized gas from the positive electrode. The air feed path and the air discharge path are interconnected with an extended chamber partially surrounding the positive electrode. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
냉각 CT 시스템이개시된다. 개시된냉각 CT 시스템은갠트리부의회전부및/또는회전부내에장착된어셈블리요소의표면에형성된흡기구및 배기구를각각포함할수 있다. 흡기구는회전부또는어셈블리요소의표면으로부터외부로돌출되도록형성될수 있으며, 배기구는회전부또는어셈블리요소의내부로돌출되도록형성될수 있다.