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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles J Armentrout, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas J Basinger, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Pilot Industries, Inc., Dexter, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
378136 ; 378119 ; 378138 ;
Abstract
An X-ray source is disclosed having an enclosure, typically made of metal or glass. A cathode assembly is contained within the enclosure and the cathode assembly has two through openings along a predefined axis. An anode is also contained within the enclosure at a position spaced from the cathode assembly. The anode, furthermore, has a face normal to the predefined axis so that a portion of the X-rays emitted from the anode pass through the cathode assembly opening and exteriorly of the enclosure.