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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yong Liang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Vance Scott Robinson, Glenville, NY (US);
Uwe Wiedmann, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/00 (2006.01); H01J 35/10 (2006.01); H01J 35/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/105 (2013.01); H01J 35/12 (2013.01); H01J 2235/088 (2013.01); H01J 2235/1291 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an X-ray source includes a source target configured to generate X-rays when impacted by an electron beam. The source target includes one or more thermally conductive layers; and one or more X-ray generating layers interleaved with the thermally conductive layers, wherein at least one X-ray generating layer comprises regions of X-ray generating material separated by thermally conductive material within the respective X-ray generating layer.