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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Robert Clark Treseder, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
James E. Burke, Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Clark Treseder, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
James E. Burke, Glenview, IL (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/06 (2006.01); H01J 35/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/06 (2013.01); H01J 35/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An asymmetric x-ray tube. In one example embodiment, an x-ray tube includes an evacuated enclosure, a cathode assembly at least partially positioned within the evacuated enclosure and defining a first axis, and an anode assembly at least partially positioned within the evacuated enclosure and defining a second axis. The anode assembly includes a rotating anode having a focal spot. The focal spot and the second axis define a plane. The first axis is positioned beneath the plane.