Title (en)

X-ray tube apparatus.

Title (de)

Röntgenröhrevorrichtung.

Title (fr)

Dispositif de tube à rayons X.

Publication

EP 0377534 A1 19900711 (EN)

Application

EP 90400022 A 19900104

Priority

IL 8890489 A 19890106

Abstract (en)

An X-ray tube including a vacuum containment vessel (10), an anode (14) disposed within the vacuum containment vessel and which is stationary relative thereto, a cathode (65) disposed within the vacuum containment vessel in operative relationship with the anode, apparatus for rotating the vacuum containment vessel and the anode together relative to a fixed reference and relative to the cathode such that the cathode is stationary relative to the fixed reference.

IPC 1-7

H01J 35/10; H01J 35/16; H01J 35/24

IPC 8 full level

H01J 35/10 (2006.01); H01J 35/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01J 35/10 (2013.01); H01J 35/24 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [X] US 2209963 A 19400806 - DU MOND JESSE W M
• [A] US 4675891 A 19870623 - PLESSIS ANDRE [FR], et al
• [A] EP 0187020 A2 19860709 - VARIAN ASSOCIATES [US]
• [A] FR 2599555 A1 19871204 - THOMSON CGR [FR]
• [XP] EP 0330336 A2 19890830 - VARIAN ASSOCIATES [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0377534 A1 19900711; IL 88904 A0 19890815

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90400022 A 19900104; IL 8890489 A 19890106