Abstract:
A radiation tube includes an enclosure having an opening portion, an electron source disposed inside the enclosure, a target unit configured to generate radiation by being bombarded with electrons emitted from the electron source, and a front shield disposed on the opening portion and joined to the target unit. The front shield has a slit-shaped opening that shields some of the radiation radiated from the target unit. The radiation is radiated through the opening in the shape of a fan beam.
Abstract:
A transmission type micro-focus X-ray generation apparatus includes an electron reflector, an electron passage surrounded by the electron reflector, an electron source, and a target. X-rays are generated by irradiating the target with electrons that have been emitted from the electron source and that have passed through the electron passage. The electron passage has a conical shape having a cross-sectional area that increases from an outlet on the target side toward an inlet on the electron source side. A material of the target is molybdenum, tantalum, or tungsten. The atomic number of a material of the electron reflector is greater than or equal to the atomic number of the material of the target.
Abstract:
A radiation tube includes an enclosure having an opening portion, an electron source disposed inside the enclosure, a target unit configured to generate radiation by being bombarded with electrons emitted from the electron source, and a front shield disposed on the opening portion and joined to the target unit. The front shield has a slit-shaped opening that shields some of the radiation radiated from the target unit. The radiation is radiated through the opening in the shape of a fan beam.