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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2010
Susanne Madeline Lee, Cohoes, NY (US);
Peter Michael Edic, Albany, NY (US);
Forrest Frank Hopkins, Cohoes, NY (US);
Alfried Haase, Ahrensburg, DE;
Eberhard Neuser, Wunstorf, DE;
Susanne Madeline Lee, Cohoes, NY (US);
Peter Michael Edic, Albany, NY (US);
Forrest Frank Hopkins, Cohoes, NY (US);
Alfried Haase, Ahrensburg, DE;
Eberhard Neuser, Wunstorf, DE;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An integrated X-ray source is provided. The integrated X-ray source includes a target for emitting X-rays upon being struck by one or more excitation beams, and one or more total internal reflection multilayer optic devices in physical contact with the target to transmit at least a portion of the X rays through total internal reflection to produce X-ray beams, wherein the optic device comprises an input face for receiving the X rays and an output face through which the X-ray beams exit the integrated X-ray source.