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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Edward James Morton, Guildford, GB;
Paul DE Antonis, Horsham, GB;
Inventors:
Edward James Morton, Guildford, GB;
Paul De Antonis, Horsham, GB;
Assignee:
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An anode for an X-ray source is formed in two parts, a main part () and a collimating part (). The main part () has the target region () formed on it. The two parts between them define an electron aperture () through which electrons pass reach the target region (), and an X-ray aperture through which the X-rays produced at the target leave the anode. The anode produces at least the first stage of collimation of the X-ray beam produced.