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  • X-ray tube and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 6619842
    Abstract: “An x-ray device component is provided that includes a substrate material upon which is deposited a bond layer, comprising a material such as copper or copper alloy, that acts to secure a powder metal shield material, comprising tungsten and iron, to the x-ray device component. The bond layer and the powder metal shield material possess thermal characteristics compatible with those of the substrate material and the powder metal shield material acts to control radiation emissions from the x-ray device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. Artig, Deborah L. Salmon