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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Travis Lee Astle, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
David Craig Smith, Herriman, UT (US);
Lawrence Wheatley Bawden, Kearns, UT (US);
Jeffrey Steven Wassom, West Jordan, UT (US);
Travis Lee Astle, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
David Craig Smith, Herriman, UT (US);
Lawrence Wheatley Bawden, Kearns, UT (US);
Jeffrey Steven Wassom, West Jordan, UT (US);
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Integral liquid-coolant passageways in an x-ray tube. In one example embodiment, an x-ray tube includes a can at least partially defining an evacuated enclosure, a cathode at least partially positioned within the evacuated enclosure, and an anode at least partially positioned within the evacuated enclosure. The can has first integral liquid-coolant passageways formed therein. The can is configured to have a liquid coolant circulated through the first integral liquid-coolant passageways to thereby cool the can without the can being submersed in a liquid coolant.