CONTINUOUS HIGH POWER X-RAY TUBE

THE MANAGEMENT OF MASS CASUALTY SITUATIONS FROM NATURAL DISASTERS, MAJOR ACCIDENTS, OR WARFARE IS JEOPARDIZED BY THE SHORTCOMINGS OF EXISTING X-RAY TUBES USED IN MEDICAL (DIAGNOSTIC) IMAGING: LESS THAN 12% DUTYCYCLE, SHORT LIFE, EXTREME FRAGILITY. THIS PROPOSAL SUGGESTS THE SOLUTION IN FORM OF A NOVEL ROTATING X-RAY TUBE WITH 100% DUTYCYCLE EVEN UNDER FULL LOAD. THE TUBE IS ALSO EXTREMELY RUGGED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CATILEVERED ANODE ARRANGEMENT NOR HEAT SENSITIVE BEARINGS. THE TUBE ALSO HAS THE BUILTIN CAPABILITY OF SCANNED FOCUS POSITION. WITH THIS CONTINUOUS HIGH POWER OUTPUT X-RAY TUBE, CONTAINING TWO DISCRETE FOCUS POSITIONS, THE SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF SCANNED PROJECTION IMAGING CAN BE DRASTICALLY INCREASED AND THE REPLACEMENT OF SILVER-BASED FILM IN PROJECTION IMAGING BECOMES A REALISTIC POSSIBILITY. UNLIKE OTHER SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS THIS TUBE IS HERMETICALLY SEALED, REQUIRES NO LIQUID-BASED OR OTHER VACUUM SEALS, NOR A VACUUM PUMP.