INTEGRATION OF COOLING JACKET AND FLOW BAFFLES ON METAL FRAME INSERTS OF X-RAY TUBES

摘要

A CT scanner comprises a beryllium window (52) mounted on an x-ray insert (26), a cooling fluid circulation line (38), and a cooling fluid return line (34). A plurality of fins (62, 64, 66, 68) are mounted in a cooling path (42). The fluid circulation line (38) is in fluid communication with one of an anode side cavity (40) and a cathode side cavity (44) and in fluid communication with a heat exchanger (D). The fluid return line (34) is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger (D) and in fluid communication with the other one of the anode side cavity (40) and the cathode side cavity (44). A pump means circulates the cooling fluid through the heat exchanger (D), the circulation and return lines (34, 38), and the x-ray tube housing assembly.