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EP 0317402 B1 19920610 - X-RAY TUBE HAVING A MOLYBDENUM TARGET

Title (en)

X-RAY TUBE HAVING A MOLYBDENUM TARGET

Publication

EP 0317402 B1 19920610 (FR)

Application

EP 88402830 A 19881110

Priority

FR 8715671 A 19871113

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4876705A] An X-ray tube, the anode of which has a molybdenum target, is disclosed. In odrer to prevent cracks from forming in the target under the effect of electron bombardment, the molybedenum is alloyed with vanadium.

IPC 1-7

H01J 35/10

IPC 8 full level

H01J 35/08 (2006.01); H01J 35/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01J 35/10 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE ES GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0317402 A1 19890524; EP 0317402 B1 19920610; AT E77176 T1 19920615; DE 3871913 D1 19920716; DE 3871913 T2 19930114; FR 2623331 A1 19890519; FR 2623331 B1 19950210; JP 2731803 B2 19980325; JP H01281644 A 19891113; US 4876705 A 19891024

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88402830 A 19881110; AT 88402830 T 19881110; DE 3871913 T 19881110; FR 8715671 A 19871113; JP 28749888 A 19881114; US 26971988 A 19881110