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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Donald Robert Allen, Waukesha, WI (US);
Brian Lounsberry, Thiensville, WI (US);
James J. Vanbogart, Ixonia, WI (US);
Donald Robert Allen, Waukesha, WI (US);
Brian Lounsberry, Thiensville, WI (US);
James J. VanBogart, Ixonia, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An x-ray tube includes a cathode positioned within a vacuum chamber and configured to emit electrons. The x-ray tube includes an anode positioned within the vacuum chamber to receive electrons emitted from the cathode and configured to generate a beam of x-rays from the electrons, a window positioned to pass the beam of x-rays therethrough, and an electron collector structure attached to the x-ray tube having an aperture formed therethrough to allow passage of x-rays therethrough. The aperture is shaped to prevent diffracted x-rays from combining with the beam of x-rays passing through the window.