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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1995
Mark Gilbert Benz, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Melvin Robert Jackson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert John Zabala, Schenectady, NY (US);
Marshall Gordon Jones, Scotia, NY (US);
Herman Arthur Nied, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Michael Robert Eggleston, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An improved high performance x-ray system having a rotating anode therein which includes an improved target/stem assembly comprising a metallic target and a large bore, thin-walled tubular metal stem which, when connected to a rotor body assembly, provides a rotating x-ray tube anode assembly is disclosed. An insert of an alloy, for example, tantalum alloy, is placed between the target layer and the large bore, thin-walled tubular niobium or niobium alloy stem and then bonded thereto to produce a composite x-ray tube target/stem assembly. The target/stem assembly is then connected to a rotor body assembly by fasteners, preferably threaded, to produce a rotating anode assembly having high bond strength that provides acceptable balance during x-ray tube operations.