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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis Runnoe, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 3/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 3/510 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a cooling system and apparatus for use in x-ray tubes. In operation x-ray tubes generate large amounts of heat. The disclosed device includes a liquid metal cooling system applied to the anode of the x-ray tube and a contactless magnetic bearing. The magnetic bearing suspends the anode. The anode is connected thermally through the liquid metal cooling system.