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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2023
Moxtek, Inc., Orem, UT (US);
Kasey Otho Greenland, South Jordan, UT (US);
Todd S. Parker, Kaysville, UT (US);
Moxtek, Inc., Orem, UT (US);
Abstract
As an x-ray tube expands and contracts during heating and cooling, its hermetic seal can be damaged. A more robust hermetic seal, particularly as the x-ray tube is heated and cooled, is desirable. The x-ray tube described herein can include a proximal-housingand a distal-housing, which can be connected to each other by an interface-ringfor improved hermetic seal. Added x-ray tube weight, of material used for blocking x-rays, can make it difficult to transport the x-ray tube. Reducing this weight is desirable. A maximum outer diameter Dp of the proximal-housingcan be greater than a maximum outer diameter Dd of the distal-housing, for improved blocking of x-rays. This diameter difference can allow improved x-ray shielding with less material.