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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Richard Schumacher, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David K. Jensen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Maynard C. Harding, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Randall D. Robinson, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Schumacher, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David K. Jensen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Maynard C. Harding, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Randall D. Robinson, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An X-ray target assembly includes a substrate, a target supported by the substrate adapted to generate X-rays when impinged by an electron beam, and an enclosure over the target providing a volume for the target. The enclosure is made of a material substantially transparent to electrons. The volume is substantially vacuum or filled with an inert gas.