X-ray tube: diagram

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard , 17 Jan 2010
Diagnosis not applicable
Changed by Frank Gaillard, 31 Mar 2018

Updates to Case Attributes

Body was changed:

Diagrammatic representation of an X-ray tube

  • A: anode
  • B: expansion bellows (provide space for oil to expand)
  • C: cathode (and heating-coil)
  • E: tube envelope (evacuated)
  • H: tube housing
  • O: cooling dielectric oil
  • R: rotor
  • S: induction stator
  • T: anode target
  • W: tube window 

Author: wikipedia:User:ChumpusRex

Original file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xraytubeinhousing_commons.png

Modifications: none

License:

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  • -<p>Diagrammatic representation of an X-ray tube</p><ul>
  • -<li>A: anode</li>
  • -<li>B: expansion bellows (provide space for oil to expand)</li>
  • -<li>C: cathode (and heating-coil)</li>
  • -<li>E: tube envelope (evacuated)</li>
  • -<li>H: tube housing</li>
  • -<li>O: cooling dielectric oil</li>
  • -<li>R: rotor</li>
  • -<li>S: induction stator</li>
  • -<li>T: anode target</li>
  • -<li>W: tube window </li>
  • -</ul><p>Author: wikipedia:User:ChumpusRex</p><p>Original file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xraytubeinhousing_commons.png</p><p>Modifications: none</p><p>License:</p><p><em>This file is licensed under the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons">Creative Commons</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Attribution ShareAlike 3.0</a> License. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Official license</a></em> <em>Subject to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">disclaimers</a>.</em></p><p>If you believe your copyright or has been infringed please write to [email protected] giving details of why you believe this is so.</p>
  • +<p>Original file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xraytubeinhousing_commons.png</p><p>Modifications: none</p><p>License:</p><p>This file is licensed under the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons">Creative Commons</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Attribution ShareAlike 3.0</a> License. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the file under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you distribute it only under a license identical to this one. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Official license</a> Subject to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">disclaimers</a>.</p><p>If you believe your copyright or has been infringed please write to [email protected] giving details of why you believe this is so.</p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Diagrammatic representation of an X-ray tube:

  • A: anode;
  • B: Expansionexpansion bellows (provide space for oil to expand);
  • C: cathode (and heating-coil);
  • E: tube envelope (evacuated);
  • H: tube housing;
  • O: cooling dielectric oil;
  • R: rotor;
  • S: induction stator;
  • T: anode target;
  • W: tube window 

Author: wikipedia:User:ChumpusRex

See case description for further details. 

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