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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
Ward Vincent Coon, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Dennis H. Runnoe, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lawrence Wheatley Bawden, Kearns, UT (US);
Ward Vincent Coon, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Dennis H. Runnoe, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lawrence Wheatley Bawden, Kearns, UT (US);
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Liquid metal containment in an x-ray tube. In one example embodiment, an x-ray tube anode assembly includes a stationary shaft terminated by a head and an anode connected to an anode hub. The anode hub is at least partially surrounding the head of the stationary shaft. The anode hub defines a hub opening through which the stationary shaft extends. The anode hub is configured to contain a volume of a liquid metal and to rotate around the stationary shaft. The anode hub also defines a catch space within the anode hub that is configured to catch the liquid metal in order to contain the liquid metal within the hub regardless of the orientation of the x-ray tube anode assembly.