WO2013042810A1 - Apparatus provided with multiple targets and multi-electron beam for generating x-rays - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams, and more particularly, to an X-ray generator having two or more X-ray generators or a plurality of X- Ray generating device having multiple targets and multiple electron beams capable of generating various characteristic X-rays suitable for use by increasing the heat radiation efficiency of heat generated when an electron beam collides with a multiple target and generating high-luminance characteristic X-rays for a long time .
- X-ray is used for non-destructive inspection, structural and physical inspection of materials, image diagnosis and security search in various fields such as industry, science and medical care.
- X-ray source for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) X-ray source for mammography and CT for computed tomography (CT) are used, it is necessary to generate high intensity X-rays for a long time.
- XRF X-ray fluorescence
- XRD X-ray diffraction
- CT computed tomography
- two or more characteristic X-rays may have to be generated if necessary, and two or more characteristic X-rays must be continuously generated in the same operation.
- the electron beam emitted from the cathode Two or more targets for reflecting the X-rays are attached, and an X-ray generator capable of generating a high-intensity X-ray for a long time is required.
- Korean Patent Registration No. 10-906148 discloses a micro-focus X-ray tube employing a carbon nanotube electron-emitting device and a transmission type target,
- the heat generated when the electrons emitted from the cathode collide with the anode is accumulated in the target, there is a problem that the output of the X-ray is low because the X-ray can not be generated with high power.
- U.S. Patent No. 4,007,375 discloses a plasma display apparatus comprising a cathode ray tube (CRT) bulb having a plurality of different targets on the inner surface of a screen, each cathode ray tube being controlled by a power source to selectively collide an electron beam with a target, .
- CTR cathode ray tube
- each cathode ray tube being controlled by a power source to selectively collide an electron beam with a target, .
- the multiple targets are provided, it is possible to output the characteristic X-rays of different wavelengths, but it is disadvantageous in that the X-ray output of the X-rays is low because the X- There is a disadvantage of high egg production rate and absorption rate in the process of X-rays generated from the inner surface passing through the screen glass wall.
- U.S. Patent No. 4,523,327 discloses a method of joining different types of target pieces on a circumferential surface of a circular copper shell parallel to a rotating shaft, rotating a cathode or a circular copper anode which emits an electron beam at a high speed,
- An X-ray source generating a plurality of X-rays including a plurality of X-ray characteristic lines by causing different characteristic X-rays to be simultaneously generated in different types of targets by colliding with the target is disclosed.
- U.S. Patent No. 4,870,671 discloses a method in which a different target material is placed on each of the quadrants in rod cylindrical end surfaces, and electron beam generating filaments corresponding to the respective targets are attached to the cathode portion, An X-ray source capable of generating an X-ray is disclosed.
- An X-ray source capable of generating an X-ray is disclosed.
- the X-ray generating focus on the target is not constant and the output is low.
- an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams is configured such that an electron beam emitted from a cathode filament 230 collides with multiple targets 330 of an anode, A case 100 having a vacuum chamber 120 therein so as to be reflected and emit X-rays; A cathode part 200 provided at one side of the inside of the case 100 and having multiple cathode filaments 230 composed of a plurality of filaments 230a, 230b and 230c heated by an applied voltage to emit an electron beam; A plurality of targets 310a, 330b, and 330c, which are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction around the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode 310 corresponding to the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c, An anode portion 300 having multiple targets 330 configured; And a cooling unit 400 for dissipating heat generated from the anode part 300
- voltages are individually applied to the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c to simultaneously generate two or more characteristic X-rays from the plurality of targets 330a, 330b, and 330c, Or two or more specific characteristic X-rays are successively generated.
- the cathode unit 200 includes a plurality of focusing channels 220a, 220b, and 220c to which the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c are respectively mounted and is fixed to one side of the case 100, 210). ≪ / RTI >
- an X-ray transmission window 110 through which X-rays reflected from the multiple targets 330 are transmitted is provided on one side of the case 100, and a reflection surface of the multiple target 330, And is inclined downward at a predetermined angle in a direction toward the X-ray transmission window 110 with respect to a plane perpendicular to the transmission window 110 surface.
- the X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams is configured such that the electron beam emitted from the cathode filament 230-1 collides with and reflects on the multiple targets 330 of the anode,
- 330b, and 330c which are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction around the circumference of the rotating anode unit 310 so as to collide with the electron beams emitted from the single cathode filament 230-1,
- a positive electrode rotation axis portion 320 passing through the case 100 is integrally connected to one side of the rotation positive electrode cylindrical portion 310,
- the anode rotation axis portion 320 is provided with a hollow portion 340 communicating with the outside of the case 100 to form a cooling water circulation flow path of the cooling portion 400.
- the cooling unit 400 includes a cooling water inlet 411 formed at an end portion exposed to the outside of the case 100 and a cooling water inlet 411 formed in the hollow portion of the anode rotation axis portion 320, A first heat dissipating tube 410 extending to the first heat dissipating unit 340 and having a flow path converting part 410a extending to both sides at an extended end thereof; The outer circumference of the first heat dissipating tube 410 is coupled to the outer circumference of the first heat dissipating tube 410 and is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the anode rotating axis part 320, And a second heat dissipating pipe 420 having a cooling water outlet 421 at one end of the end exposed to the outside.
- the cooling water flowing into the cooling water inlet 411 moves in the horizontal direction along the first horizontal flow passage 412 in the first heat radiation pipe 410 and then flows into the first
- the flow path is changed in the vertical direction through the vertical flow path 413 and is discharged to the hollow part 340 inside the rotary anode part 310.
- the second heat transfer pipe 410 is connected to the second heat transfer pipe 420 through the second vertical flow path 414 between the flow path conversion unit 410a and the second heat radiation pipe 420, (415), and then discharged through the cooling water outlet (421).
- the X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams it is possible to simultaneously generate two or more characteristic X-rays by providing a plurality of cathode filaments to which voltages are individually applied and a plurality of anode targets respectively corresponding thereto , A specific characteristic X-ray is selectively generated, or two or more specific characteristic X-rays are generated successively, thereby enabling output of various characteristic X-rays suitable for the purpose.
- the cathode is made of a fixed body
- the anode is made of a rotating body
- a target is formed in the circumferential direction on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode cylinder, so that the electron beam emitted from the cathode disperses heat generated upon collision with the target
- the cooling part having the cooling water circulation flow path formed inside the rotary anode cylinder part and the anode rotation axis part is provided, heat generated inside the X-ray generator can be effectively dissipated, thereby preventing thermal damage to the target and generating high- There is an advantage that can be made.
- the electron beam emitted from the cathode collides with the target of the anode while the anode is composed of the rotating body, So that it is possible to output a uniform X-ray with high output and high brightness.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which multiple targets are arranged in an anode portion according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- 210, 210-1 Focus tube 220, 220-1: Focusing groove
- first heat radiating pipe 410a first heat radiating pipe 410a:
- cooling water inlet 412 first horizontal flow path
- first vertical channel 414 second vertical channel
- Cooling water outlet 500 Vacuum airtight slider
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross- Side view.
- the X-ray generating apparatus includes a case 100 having openings 101,102 and 103 in three directions and a vacuum chamber 120 inside the case 100 and a case 100 disposed inside the case 100 of the opening 101
- a negative electrode portion 200 having a plurality of negative electrode filaments 230 heated by a voltage applied from the outside to emit an electron beam, a rotatably installed inside the case 100 and corresponding to the multiple negative electrode filaments 230 (300) having multiple targets (330) that emit X-rays by collision and reflection with the electron beam, heat generated in the anode part (300) when impacting the multiple targets (330)
- the case 100 supports the cathode part 200 and the anode part 300 for generating X-rays and the electrons emitted from the cathode part 200 collide with the anode part 300 to emit radiation Thereby providing a vacuum chamber 120.
- the cathode part 200 is hermetically held in the opening part 101 formed in the upper part of the case 100 and the opening part 101 is provided with a plurality of power sources 230a, 230b, and 230c constituting the multiple cathode filaments 230 of the cathode portion 200 from the cathode filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c.
- the anode rotation axis portion 320 of the anode portion 300 is supported by the vacuum airtight slide 500 and is rotatably inserted into the opening portion 102 formed at one side of the case 100.
- An opening 103 formed in a lower portion of the case 100 serves as a vacuum exhaust port for forming a vacuum state inside the case 100.
- a vacuum pump (not shown) is connected to the outside of the opening 103 do.
- An X-ray transmission window 110 made of a thin plate material through which the X-rays emitted from the anode part 300 is transmitted is installed on one side of the case 100.
- the X-ray transmission window 110 minimizes scattering And it is preferably made of beryllium material so as to provide low absorptive hypertransmission function.
- the cathode unit 200 is composed of a plurality of multiple cathode filaments 230a, 230b and 230c to which an external power source is individually applied, and the multiple cathode filaments 230 are connected to each other at the lower part of the focusing tube 210 220a, 220b, and 220c, which are spaced apart from each other.
- the focusing tube 210 is tightly fixed to the inside of the opening 101 while keeping the airtightness.
- the bottom surface of the focusing tube 210 is inclined downward at a predetermined angle in the direction toward the X-ray transmission window 110 with respect to a plane perpendicular to the X-ray transmission window 110,
- the multi-cathode filaments 230 are arranged so as to face at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to a vertical line.
- the multi-cathode filament 230 may be made of a tungsten material having excellent electrical characteristics, and the number of electrons emitted is changed in proportion to the magnitude of a voltage applied to each of the filaments 230a, 230b and 230c.
- the anode part 300 generates an electric field by an externally applied voltage and accelerates the electrons emitted from the cathode part 200 to impinge on the target to emit the X-ray.
- the multi-cathode filament 230, 330a, 330b, and 330c corresponding to the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c constituting the rotating anode unit 310 are spaced axially around the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode unit 310, And a positive electrode rotating shaft part 320 integrally formed on one side of the rotating anode cylinder part 310 and coupled to an external driving device and rotating.
- Each of the targets 330a, 330b and 330c constituting the multiple targets 330 may be composed of different elements (for example, W, Mo, Cu, Ta), and the cathode filaments 230a, 230b, As shown in Fig. 2, each of the targets 330a, 330b, and 330c is circumferentially connected to the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode cylinder 310 and spaced apart from each other in the axial direction Structure.
- the rotary anode cylinder 310 is formed in a conical shape having a reduced diameter at a predetermined inclination angle?, And the outer peripheral surface thereof is disposed at a position parallel to the bottom surface of the focusing tube 210. Therefore, the targets 330a, 330b, and 330c are located at positions facing the lower side of the cathode filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c, and the electron beams emitted from the cathode filaments 230a, 230b, 330b and 330c and the electron positions of the elements constituting the targets 330a, 330b and 330c are moved by collision with electrons, and the X-rays emitted by the energy difference are transmitted through the X-ray transmission window 110 ).
- the anode part 300 is made of a rotating body and the multiple targets 330 are formed in the circumferential direction in parallel with the rotating direction on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating anode part 310, Since the point of collision is constantly varied along the direction of rotation, it is possible to prevent the thermal damage of the multiple targets 330 by preventing the overheat by dispersing the heat generated by the collision of the electron beams.
- the heat generated in heating the multi-cathode filament 230 and the electron beam emitted from the anode unit 300 generated when the multiple targets 330 collide with each other are dissipated, Is formed in the hollow cathode portion (310) and the hollow portion (340) provided inside the anode rotation axis portion (320).
- the cooling unit 400 includes a cooling water inlet 411 formed at an end of the opening 102 formed at one side of the case 100 and exposed to the outside of the case 100.
- the cooling unit 400 includes the anode rotation axis portion 320 and the rotation anode rotation axis 310 A first heat dissipating tube 410 extending across the hollow portion 340 of the rotating anode 310 and having a flow path converting portion 410a extending upward and downward at both ends of the rotating anode tube 310, And a second heat dissipating pipe 420 which is supported through the outer end of the first heat dissipating pipe 410 and is spaced apart from the outer circumference of the first heat dissipating pipe 410 and closely attached to the inner circumferential surface of the anode rotating axis portion 320, The cooling water circulating flow path is formed.
- the cooling water introduced into the cooling water inlet 411 moves horizontally along the first horizontal flow passage 412 inside the first heat radiation pipe 410 and then flows into the first vertical
- the flow path is changed in the vertical direction through the flow path 413 and is discharged to the hollow portion 340 inside the rotary anode cylinder portion 310.
- the first cooling pipe 410 and the second cooling pipe 420 are provided in the hollow portion 340 to form a circulation flow path for the cooling water.
- the positive electrode part 300 is supported by the external driving device so that the positive electrode part 300 is smoothly rotated and the vacuum inside the vacuum chamber 120 is maintained when the positive electrode part 300 rotates.
- a vacuum hermetic slider 500 is provided between the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface of the case 100 in which the anode rotation axis portion 320 is inserted and between the inner circumferential surface of the anode rotation axis portion 320 and the outer circumferential surface of the second heat dissipation pipe 420 .
- the multiple cathode filaments 230 and the multiple nodes 300 are formed at three locations.
- the number of the multiple cathode filaments 230 and the number of the multiple nodes can be different.
- FIG 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the X-ray generator according to another embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as the above-described embodiment except that the cathode portion 200-1 is composed of a single anode filament 230-1, A focusing tube 210-1 in which a mounting groove 220-1 for mounting the cathode filament 230-1 is formed is provided inside the opening 101 and the single cathode filament 230-1 and the multiplex A magnetic field is provided between the target 330 and the electron beam emitted from the single cathode filament 230-1 to collide with a specific target among the plurality of targets 330a, 330b and 330c to control the movement path of the electron beam And a deflecting device (600) for deflecting the light beam.
- a deflecting device 600
- the magnetic field in the deflector 600 is changed so that the movement path of the electron beam is changed to an arbitrary target 330a, 330b, and 330c, so that it is possible to output a desired characteristic X-ray through the voltage applied to the single cathode filament 230-1 and the magnetic field of the deflector 600
- the anode filament 230-1 is installed in a single structure, there is an advantage that the X-ray generator can be downsized.
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The present invention provides an apparatus provided with multiple targets and a multi-electron beam for generating x-rays, which can simultaneously generate two or more characteristic x-rays, selectively generate a specific characteristic x-ray, or generate two or more specific characteristic x-rays in a sequence, thereby generating a variety of characteristic x-rays that are appropriate for a purpose, and which can generate a high-luminance characteristic x-ray for an extended period of time by increasing dissipation efficiency of heat that is generated at a rotary anode by means of a collision between an electron beam and the multiple targets. To this end, the present invention comprises: a case (100) provided with a vacuum chamber (120) therein so that the electron beam, which is emitted from a cathode filament (230), collides with and reflects off of the multiple target (330) of an anode; a cathode portion (200), which is provided on one side of the inside of the case (100) and is provided with a multi-filament cathode (230), which comprises a plurality of filaments (230a, 230b, 230c) for emitting the electron beam by being heated by a voltage that is applied; an anode portion (300) comprising the multiple targets (330), which include targets (330a, 330b, 330c) that comprise different elements and are separated away from each other in an axle direction along an outer circumference of a rotary anode cylindrical portion (310), so as to correspond to each of the plurality of filaments (230a, 230b, 230c); and a cooling portion (400) for dissipating heat, which is generated from the anode portion (300) when the electron beam collides, to the exterior of the case (100).
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본 발명은 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치에 관한 것으로서, 더욱 상세하게는 두 가지 이상의 특성엑스선을 동시에 발생시키거나 특정한 특성엑스선을 선택적으로 또는 두 가지 이상의 특정한 특성엑스선을 각각 연속해서 발생시킴으로써 용도에 적합한 다양한 특성엑스선을 발생시킬 수 있고, 전자빔과 다중 타겟의 충돌 시 발생하는 열의 방열효율을 높여 고휘도의 특성엑스선을 장시간 발생시킬 수 있도록 하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치에 관한 것이다. The present invention relates to an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams, and more particularly, to an X-ray generator having two or more X-ray generators or a plurality of X- Ray generating device having multiple targets and multiple electron beams capable of generating various characteristic X-rays suitable for use by increasing the heat radiation efficiency of heat generated when an electron beam collides with a multiple target and generating high-luminance characteristic X-rays for a long time .
일반적으로 엑스선(X-ray)은 산업, 과학, 의료 등 다양한 분야에서 비파괴 검사, 재료의 구조 및 물성 검사, 영상 진단, 보안 검색 등의 용도로 사용되고 있다. 특히, 엑스선 형광(XRF) 및 엑스선 회절(XRD)용 엑스선원이나 유방 촬영용 엑스선원, 컴퓨터 단층촬영(CT; Computed Tomography)용 엑스선원을 사용할 경우에는 고휘도의 엑스선을 장시간 발생시키는 것이 필요하다. Generally, X-ray is used for non-destructive inspection, structural and physical inspection of materials, image diagnosis and security search in various fields such as industry, science and medical care. Especially, when X-ray source for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray source for mammography and CT for computed tomography (CT) are used, it is necessary to generate high intensity X-rays for a long time.
또한 필요에 따라서는 두 가지 이상의 특성엑스선(characteristic X-ray)을 발생시켜야 되는 경우가 있고, 동일한 작업에서 두 가지 이상의 특성엑스선을 각각 연속해서 발생시켜야 되는 경우가 있으며, 이러한 경우 음극에서 방출된 전자빔이 충돌되어 엑스선을 반사하는 타겟이 두 개 이상 장착되고, 고휘도의 엑스선을 장시간 발생시킬 수 있는 엑스선 발생장치를 필요로 하게 된다. In addition, two or more characteristic X-rays may have to be generated if necessary, and two or more characteristic X-rays must be continuously generated in the same operation. In this case, the electron beam emitted from the cathode Two or more targets for reflecting the X-rays are attached, and an X-ray generator capable of generating a high-intensity X-ray for a long time is required.
종래 엑스선 발생장치와 관련된 선행기술로, 대한민국 등록특허공보 10-906148에는 탄소나노튜브(Carbon nanotube) 전자방출소자를 이용한 음극과, 투과형 타겟을 채용한 마이크로 포커스 엑스선관으로서, 한 종류의 타겟을 구비하는 것을 개시하고 있으나, 이 경우 음극에서 방출된 전자가 양극에 충돌 시 발생하는 열이 타겟에 누적됨에 따라 높은 전력의 엑스선 발생이 불가능하여 엑스선의 출력이 낮은 문제점이 있다. As a prior art related to the conventional X-ray generator, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-906148 discloses a micro-focus X-ray tube employing a carbon nanotube electron-emitting device and a transmission type target, However, in this case, as the heat generated when the electrons emitted from the cathode collide with the anode is accumulated in the target, there is a problem that the output of the X-ray is low because the X-ray can not be generated with high power.
다른 선행기술로, 미국특허 4,007,375에는 음극선관(CRT) 벌브의 스크린 내면에 각각 다른 복수 개의 타겟이 구비되고, 음극선관 전원의 제어를 통해 전자빔을 타겟에 선택적으로 충돌 시켜 엑스선을 발생시키는 엑스선 발생장치가 개시되어 있다. 이 경우 다중 타겟을 구비함에 따라 각각 다른 파장의 특성엑스선을 출력할 수 있는 이점은 있으나, 타겟에서 발생되는 열의 방열이 되지 않아 높은 전력의 엑스선 발생이 불가능하여 엑스선의 출력이 낮은 단점이 있고, 스크린 내면에서 발생된 엑스선이 스크린 유리벽을 통과하는 과정에서 산란율 및 흡수율이 높은 단점이 있다.In another prior art, U.S. Patent No. 4,007,375 discloses a plasma display apparatus comprising a cathode ray tube (CRT) bulb having a plurality of different targets on the inner surface of a screen, each cathode ray tube being controlled by a power source to selectively collide an electron beam with a target, . In this case, since the multiple targets are provided, it is possible to output the characteristic X-rays of different wavelengths, but it is disadvantageous in that the X-ray output of the X-rays is low because the X- There is a disadvantage of high egg production rate and absorption rate in the process of X-rays generated from the inner surface passing through the screen glass wall.
또 다른 선행기술로, 미국특허 4,523,327에는 원형구리동체 원주표면 상에 각각 다른 종류의 타겟 단편을 회전축과 평행하게 접합하고, 전자빔이 방출되는 음극 또는 원형 구리동체 양극을 고속 회전시켜서 전자빔이 원주표면 상의 타겟에 충돌되도록 하여 각각 다른 종류의 타겟에서 서로 다른 특성엑스선이 동시에 발생됨으로써 다중 특성엑스선을 복합적으로 포함하는 엑스선을 발생시키는 엑스선 발생원이 개시되어 있으나, 이러한 구성에 의하면 단색 특성선을 갖는 엑스선원으로는 이용할 수 없는 단점이 있다.In another prior art, U.S. Patent No. 4,523,327 discloses a method of joining different types of target pieces on a circumferential surface of a circular copper shell parallel to a rotating shaft, rotating a cathode or a circular copper anode which emits an electron beam at a high speed, An X-ray source generating a plurality of X-rays including a plurality of X-ray characteristic lines by causing different characteristic X-rays to be simultaneously generated in different types of targets by colliding with the target is disclosed. However, Is not available.
다른 선행기술로, 미국특허 4,870,671에는 막대 원통형 끝 표면에 각각 다른 타겟물질을 4분면 각각에 장착하고, 음극부에 각각의 타겟에 대응되는 전자빔 발생용 필라멘트를 각각 장착하여 원하는 특성엑스선에 해당하는 타겟에서 엑스선을 발생시킬 수 있는 엑스선 발생원이 개시되어 있다. 이 경우 단색 특성선을 선택적으로 발생시킬 수 있는 엑스선원으로 이용할 수 있으나, 타겟 상의 엑스선 발생 초점이 일정하지 않고, 출력이 낮아 고휘도의 엑스선원으로 사용하는데 한계가 있다.In another prior art, U.S. Patent No. 4,870,671 discloses a method in which a different target material is placed on each of the quadrants in rod cylindrical end surfaces, and electron beam generating filaments corresponding to the respective targets are attached to the cathode portion, An X-ray source capable of generating an X-ray is disclosed. In this case, although it can be used as an X-ray source capable of selectively generating a monochromatic characteristic line, the X-ray generating focus on the target is not constant and the output is low.
본 발명은 상기와 같은 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 안출된 것으로서, 두 가지 이상의 특성엑스선을 동시에 발생시킬 수 있도록 하는 다중 타겟 및 이에 대응되는 음극구조를 구비한 엑스선 발생장치를 제공함에 있다.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an X-ray generator having multiple targets and corresponding cathodic structures capable of simultaneously generating two or more characteristic X-rays.
본 발명의 다른 목적은, 필요에 따라 두 가지 이상의 특성엑스선을 선택하여 각각 연속적으로 발생시킬 수 있도록 하는 다중 타겟 및 이에 대응되는 음극구조를 구비한 엑스선 발생장치를 제공함에 있다.It is another object of the present invention to provide an X-ray generator having multiple targets and corresponding cathodic structures, each of which can select two or more characteristic X-rays as needed and continuously generate them.
본 발명의 또 다른 목적은, 음극 필라멘트의 가열 시 발생하는 열과 음극 필라멘트에서 방출된 전자빔이 양극 타겟에 충돌 시 발생하는 열을 원활하게 방열할 수 있는 냉각기능을 구비함으로써 고휘도의 엑스선을 장시간 발생시킬 수 있는 엑스선 발생장치를 제공함에 있다.It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cathode ray tube which has a cooling function capable of smoothly dissipating heat generated when a cathode filament is heated and an electron beam emitted from a cathode filament colliding with an anode target, Ray generator.
또한 본 발명의 또 다른 목적은, 음극 필라멘트에서 방출된 전자빔이 양극 타겟에 충돌하는 위치가 일정하도록 음극과 양극을 배치함으로써 엑스선의 발생 초점을 일정하게 하여 고출력 고휘도의 균일한 엑스선을 발생시킬 수 있도록 하는 엑스선 발생장치를 제공함에 있다.It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cathode ray tube and a cathode ray tube which are capable of generating uniform x-rays with high output and high brightness by keeping the generation focus of the x- Ray generator.
상술한 바와 같은 목적을 구현하기 위한 본 발명의 일실시예에 따른 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치는, 음극 필라멘트(230)로부터 방출된 전자빔이 양극의 다중 타겟(330)에 충돌 및 반사되어 엑스선을 방출하도록 내부에 진공실(120)을 구비하는 케이스(100); 상기 케이스(100)의 내부 일측에 구비되며, 인가되는 전압에 의해 가열되어 전자빔을 방출하는 복수의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)로 구성된 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)를 구비하는 음극부(200); 상기 복수의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)에 각각 대응하도록 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 외주면 둘레에 축방향으로 이격되어 복수로 구비되며, 서로 다른 원소로 이루어진 타겟(330a,330b,330c)으로 구성된 다중 타겟(330)을 구비하는 양극부(300); 및 상기 전자빔의 충돌 시 상기 양극부(300)에서 발생하는 열을 상기 케이스(100)의 외부로 방열하기 위한 냉각부(400);를 포함하여 구성된다. In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured such that an electron beam emitted from a cathode filament 230 collides with multiple targets 330 of an anode, A case 100 having a vacuum chamber 120 therein so as to be reflected and emit X-rays; A cathode part 200 provided at one side of the inside of the case 100 and having multiple cathode filaments 230 composed of a plurality of filaments 230a, 230b and 230c heated by an applied voltage to emit an electron beam; A plurality of targets 310a, 330b, and 330c, which are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction around the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode 310 corresponding to the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c, An anode portion 300 having multiple targets 330 configured; And a cooling unit 400 for dissipating heat generated from the anode part 300 to the outside of the case 100 when the electron beam collides with the cathode part 300. [
이 경우 상기 복수의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)에는 각각 전압이 개별적으로 인가되어, 상기 복수의 타겟(330a,330b,330c)으로부터 두 가지 이상의 특성엑스선을 동시에 발생시키거나, 특정한 특성엑스선을 선택적으로 또는 두 가지 이상의 특정한 특성엑스선을 각각 연속해서 발생시키는 것을 특징으로 한다. In this case, voltages are individually applied to the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c to simultaneously generate two or more characteristic X-rays from the plurality of targets 330a, 330b, and 330c, Or two or more specific characteristic X-rays are successively generated.
또한 상기 음극부(200)는 상기 복수의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)가 각각 장착되는 복수의 집속홈(220a,220b,220c)이 형성되어 상기 케이스(100)의 일측에 고정되는 집속관(210)을 더 포함하여 구성될 수 있다. The cathode unit 200 includes a plurality of focusing channels 220a, 220b, and 220c to which the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c are respectively mounted and is fixed to one side of the case 100, 210). ≪ / RTI >
또한 상기 케이스(100)의 일측면에는 상기 다중 타겟(330)으로부터 반사된 엑스선이 투과하는 엑스선 투과창(110)이 구비되고, 상기 전자빔이 충돌하는 상기 다중 타겟(330)의 반사면은 상기 엑스선 투과창(110) 면에 수직한 면을 기준으로 상기 엑스선 투과창(110)을 향하는 방향으로 소정 각도 하향 경사지게 형성된 것을 특징으로 한다. In addition, an X-ray transmission window 110 through which X-rays reflected from the multiple targets 330 are transmitted is provided on one side of the case 100, and a reflection surface of the multiple target 330, And is inclined downward at a predetermined angle in a direction toward the X-ray transmission window 110 with respect to a plane perpendicular to the transmission window 110 surface.
본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치는, 음극 필라멘트(230-1)로부터 방출된 전자빔이 양극의 다중 타겟(330)에 충돌 및 반사되어 엑스선을 방출하도록 내부에 진공실(120)을 구비하는 케이스(100); 상기 케이스(100)의 내부 일측에 구비되며, 인가되는 전압에 의해 가열되어 전자빔을 방출하는 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)를 구비하는 음극부(200-1); 상기 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)에서 방출되는 전자빔이 충돌되도록 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 외주면 둘레에 축방향으로 이격되어 복수로 구비되며, 서로 다른 원소로 이루어진 타겟(330a,330b,330c)으로 구성된 다중 타겟(330)을 구비하는 양극부(300); 상기 전자빔의 충돌 시 상기 양극부(300)에서 발생하는 열을 상기 케이스(100)의 외부로 방열하기 위한 냉각부(400); 및 상기 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)와 상기 다중 타겟(330) 사이에 구비되어 상기 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)로부터 방출된 전자빔이 상기 복수의 타겟(330a,330b,330c) 중 특정 타겟에 충돌되도록 자계를 형성하여 상기 전자빔의 이동 경로를 제어하는 편향장치(600);를 포함하여 구성된다. The X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to another embodiment of the present invention is configured such that the electron beam emitted from the cathode filament 230-1 collides with and reflects on the multiple targets 330 of the anode, A case 100 having a vacuum chamber 120; A cathode part 200-1 provided at one side of the inside of the case 100 and having a single anode filament 230-1 heated by an applied voltage to emit an electron beam; 330b, and 330c, which are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction around the circumference of the rotating anode unit 310 so as to collide with the electron beams emitted from the single cathode filament 230-1, An anode part (300) having multiple targets (330) composed of; A cooling unit 400 for dissipating heat generated in the anode part 300 to the outside of the case 100 when the electron beam collides with the outside of the case 100; And an electron beam emitted from the single cathode filament 230-1 and disposed between the single cathode filament 230-1 and the multiple target 330 to a specific target among the plurality of targets 330a, And a deflector 600 for controlling the movement path of the electron beam by forming a magnetic field to be collided.
또한 본 발명의 실시예들에서, 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 일측에는 상기 케이스(100)를 관통하는 양극 회전축부(320)가 일체로 연결되고, 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)와 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 내부에는 상기 케이스(100)의 외부와 소통되는 중공부(340)가 마련되어 상기 냉각부(400)의 냉각수 순환유로를 형성하는 것을 특징으로 한다. In addition, in the embodiments of the present invention, a positive electrode rotation axis portion 320 passing through the case 100 is integrally connected to one side of the rotation positive electrode cylindrical portion 310, The anode rotation axis portion 320 is provided with a hollow portion 340 communicating with the outside of the case 100 to form a cooling water circulation flow path of the cooling portion 400.
또한 상기 냉각부(400)는, 상기 케이스(100)의 외측으로 노출된 단부에 냉각수 입구(411)가 형성되고, 상기 양극 회전축부(320)와 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310) 내부의 중공부(340)로 연장되며, 연장된 단부에서 양측으로 연장된 유로변환부(410a)가 형성된 제1방열관(410); 상기 제1방열관(410)의 외측 단부가 관통되어 결합되고, 상기 제1방열관(410)의 외측 둘레에 이격되어 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 내주면에 밀착되며, 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 외측으로 노출된 단부 일측에 냉각수 출구(421)가 형성된 제2방열관(420);을 포함하는 것으로 구성될 수 있다. The cooling unit 400 includes a cooling water inlet 411 formed at an end portion exposed to the outside of the case 100 and a cooling water inlet 411 formed in the hollow portion of the anode rotation axis portion 320, A first heat dissipating tube 410 extending to the first heat dissipating unit 340 and having a flow path converting part 410a extending to both sides at an extended end thereof; The outer circumference of the first heat dissipating tube 410 is coupled to the outer circumference of the first heat dissipating tube 410 and is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the anode rotating axis part 320, And a second heat dissipating pipe 420 having a cooling water outlet 421 at one end of the end exposed to the outside.
또한 상기 냉각수 입구(411)로 유입된 냉각수는, 상기 제1방열관(410) 내부의 제1수평유로(412)을 따라 수평방향으로 이동한 뒤, 상기 유로변환부(410a) 내부의 제1수직유로(413)를 통해 수직방향으로 유로가 변경되어 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310) 내부의 중공부(340)로 배출되고, 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)로부터 전달된 열을 회수한 후, 상기 유로변환부(410a)와 제2방열관(420) 사이의 제2수직유로(414)를 통해 유입되어 상기 제1방열관(410)과 제2방열관(420) 사이의 제2수평유로(415)를 따라 수평방향으로 이동한 후, 상기 냉각수 출구(421)를 통해 배출되는 것을 특징으로 한다.The cooling water flowing into the cooling water inlet 411 moves in the horizontal direction along the first horizontal flow passage 412 in the first heat radiation pipe 410 and then flows into the first The flow path is changed in the vertical direction through the vertical flow path 413 and is discharged to the hollow part 340 inside the rotary anode part 310. After recovering the heat transferred from the rotary anode part 310, The second heat transfer pipe 410 is connected to the second heat transfer pipe 420 through the second vertical flow path 414 between the flow path conversion unit 410a and the second heat radiation pipe 420, (415), and then discharged through the cooling water outlet (421).
또한 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 외주면과 상기 양극 회전축부(320)가 삽입되는 케이스(100)의 내주면 사이와, 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 내주면과 상기 제2방열관(420)의 외주면 사이에는 진공기밀 슬라이더(500)가 개재된 것으로 구성될 수 있다.The inner circumferential surface of the anode rotation axis portion 320 and the inner circumferential surface of the case 100 into which the anode rotation axis portion 320 is inserted and the inner circumferential surface of the anode rotation axis portion 320 and the outer circumferential surface of the second heat dissipation tube 420 And a vacuum hermetic slider 500 is interposed between the vacuum hermetic slider 500 and the vacuum hermetic slider 500.
본 발명에 따른 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치에 의하면, 전압이 개별적으로 인가되는 복수의 음극 필라멘트와 이에 각각 대응되는 복수의 양극 타겟을 구비함으로써 두 가지 이상의 특성엑스선을 동시에 발생시키거나, 특정한 특성엑스선을 선택적으로, 또는 두 가지 이상의 특정한 특성엑스선을 각각 연속해서 발생시킴으로써 용도에 적합한 다양한 특성엑스선의 출력이 가능해진다.According to the X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously generate two or more characteristic X-rays by providing a plurality of cathode filaments to which voltages are individually applied and a plurality of anode targets respectively corresponding thereto , A specific characteristic X-ray is selectively generated, or two or more specific characteristic X-rays are generated successively, thereby enabling output of various characteristic X-rays suitable for the purpose.
또한 본 발명에 의하면, 음극은 고정체로 하고 양극을 회전체로 구성함과 아울러 회전 양극 원통부의 외주면에 원주방향으로 타겟을 형성함으로써 음극에서 방출되는 전자빔이 타겟에 충돌 시 발생하는 열을 분산시킬 수 있고, 회전 양극 원통부와 양극 회전축부의 내부에 냉각수 순환유로가 형성된 냉각부를 구비함으로써 엑스선 발생장치 내부에서 발생하는 열을 효과적으로 방열할 수 있게 되므로 타겟의 열적 손상을 방지하고 고휘도의 특성엑스선을 장시간 발생시킬 수 있는 이점이 있다.According to the present invention, the cathode is made of a fixed body, the anode is made of a rotating body, and a target is formed in the circumferential direction on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode cylinder, so that the electron beam emitted from the cathode disperses heat generated upon collision with the target Since the cooling part having the cooling water circulation flow path formed inside the rotary anode cylinder part and the anode rotation axis part is provided, heat generated inside the X-ray generator can be effectively dissipated, thereby preventing thermal damage to the target and generating high- There is an advantage that can be made.
또한 본 발명에 의하면, 회전 양극 원통체의 외주면에 원주방향을 따라 타겟이 형성되므로 양극을 회전체로 구성하면서도 음극에서 방출된 전자빔이 양극의 타겟에 충돌하여 반사되는 엑스선의 발생 초점을 일정하게 할 수 있게 되어 고출력 고휘도의 균일한 엑스선을 출력할 수 있게 된다. According to the present invention, since the target is formed along the circumferential direction on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode cylinder, the electron beam emitted from the cathode collides with the target of the anode while the anode is composed of the rotating body, So that it is possible to output a uniform X-ray with high output and high brightness.
도 1은 본 발명의 일실시예에 따른 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치의 구성을 나타낸 단면도,BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to an embodiment of the present invention;
도 2는 본 발명의 일실시예에 따른 양극부에 다중 타겟이 배치된 모습을 보여주는 측면도,FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which multiple targets are arranged in an anode portion according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
도 3은 본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치의 구성을 나타낸 단면도이다.3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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100 : 케이스 101,102,103 : 개구부100: Case 101, 102, 103:
110 : 엑스선 투과창 200,200-1 : 음극부110: X-ray transmission window 200, 200-1: cathode part
210,210-1 : 집속관 220,220-1 : 집속홈210, 210-1: Focus tube 220, 220-1: Focusing groove
230 : 다중 음극 필라멘트 230-1 : 단일 음극 필라멘트230: multiple negative filament 230-1: single negative filament
300 : 양극부 310 : 회전 양극 원통부300: anode part 310: rotating anode cylinder part
320 : 양극 회전축부 330 : 다중 타겟320: anode rotating shaft part 330: multiple target
340 : 중공부 400 : 냉각부 340: hollow part 400: cooling part
410 : 제1방열관 410a : 유로변환부410: first heat radiating pipe 410a:
411 : 냉각수 입구 412 : 제1수평유로411: cooling water inlet 412: first horizontal flow path
413 : 제1수직유로 414 : 제2수직유로413: first vertical channel 414: second vertical channel
415 : 제2수평유로 420 : 제2방열관415: second horizontal flow passage 420: second heat radiating pipe
421 : 냉각수 출구 500 : 진공기밀 슬라이더421: Cooling water outlet 500: Vacuum airtight slider
600 : 편향장치600: deflecting device
이하 첨부한 도면을 참조하여 본 발명의 바람직한 실시예에 대한 구성 및 작용을 상세히 설명하면 다음과 같다. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
도 1은 본 발명의 일실시예에 따른 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치의 구성을 나타낸 단면도, 도 2는 본 발명의 일실시예에 따른 양극부에 다중 타겟이 배치된 모습을 보여주는 측면도이다.FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross- Side view.
본 발명의 일실시예에 따른 엑스선 발생장치는, 3방향으로 개구부(101,102,103)가 형성되고 내부에는 진공실(120)이 마련되는 케이스(100), 상기 개구부(101)의 케이스(100) 내측에 구비되며 외부로부터 인가되는 전압에 의해 가열되어 전자빔을 방출하는 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)를 구비한 음극부(200), 상기 케이스(100) 내부에 회전 가능하게 설치되며 상기 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)에 대응되는 다중 타겟(330)을 구비하여 상기 전자빔과의 충돌 및 반사에 의해 엑스선을 방출하는 양극부(300), 상기 전자빔의 다중 타겟(330)에의 충돌 시 양극부(300)에서 발생하는 열을 케이스(100) 외부로 방열하기 위한 냉각부(400) 및 상기 양극부(300)를 회전가능하게 지지하는 동시에 진공실(120) 내부의 진공 상태를 유지하기 위한 진공기밀 슬라이드(500)를 포함하여 구성된다.The X-ray generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 100 having openings 101,102 and 103 in three directions and a vacuum chamber 120 inside the case 100 and a case 100 disposed inside the case 100 of the opening 101 A negative electrode portion 200 having a plurality of negative electrode filaments 230 heated by a voltage applied from the outside to emit an electron beam, a rotatably installed inside the case 100 and corresponding to the multiple negative electrode filaments 230 (300) having multiple targets (330) that emit X-rays by collision and reflection with the electron beam, heat generated in the anode part (300) when impacting the multiple targets (330) A cooling unit 400 for radiating heat to the outside of the vacuum chamber 100 and a vacuum airtight slide 500 for rotatably supporting the anode unit 300 and maintaining a vacuum state inside the vacuum chamber 120 .
상기 케이스(100)는, 엑스선 발생을 위한 음극부(200) 및 양극부(300)를 지지하고 내부에는 음극부(200)로부터 방출된 전자가 양극부(300)에 충돌하여 방사선을 방출하도록 하는 진공실(120)을 제공한다. 케이스(100)의 상부에 형성된 개구부(101)에는 음극부(200)가 기밀이 유지된 상태로 설치되고, 상기 개구부(101)는 케이스(100) 외부에 구비되는 복수의 전원공급원(미도시됨)으로부터 음극부(200)의 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)를 구성하는 복수의 음극 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c) 각각에 전원을 공급하기 위한 도선의 연결 통로를 제공한다. 케이스(100)의 일측에 형성된 개구부(102)에는 양극부(300)의 양극 회전축부(320)가 진공기밀 슬라이드(500)에 의해 지지되어 회전 가능하게 삽입되어 있다. 케이스(100)의 하부에 형성된 개구부(103)는 케이스(100) 내부를 진공 상태로 형성하기 위한 진공 배기구의 역할을 하며, 상기 개구부(103)의 외측에는 진공펌프(미도시됨)가 연결 설치된다. The case 100 supports the cathode part 200 and the anode part 300 for generating X-rays and the electrons emitted from the cathode part 200 collide with the anode part 300 to emit radiation Thereby providing a vacuum chamber 120. The cathode part 200 is hermetically held in the opening part 101 formed in the upper part of the case 100 and the opening part 101 is provided with a plurality of power sources 230a, 230b, and 230c constituting the multiple cathode filaments 230 of the cathode portion 200 from the cathode filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c. The anode rotation axis portion 320 of the anode portion 300 is supported by the vacuum airtight slide 500 and is rotatably inserted into the opening portion 102 formed at one side of the case 100. An opening 103 formed in a lower portion of the case 100 serves as a vacuum exhaust port for forming a vacuum state inside the case 100. A vacuum pump (not shown) is connected to the outside of the opening 103 do.
상기 케이스(100)의 일측면에는 양극부(300)로부터 방출되는 엑스선이 투과과하는 얇은 판재로 이루어진 엑스선 투과창(110)이 설치되며, 상기 엑스선 투과창(110)은 엑스선의 투과시 산란을 최소화하고 저흡수 고투과 기능을 제공할 수 있도록 베릴륨 소재로 구성됨이 바람직하다.An X-ray transmission window 110 made of a thin plate material through which the X-rays emitted from the anode part 300 is transmitted is installed on one side of the case 100. The X-ray transmission window 110 minimizes scattering And it is preferably made of beryllium material so as to provide low absorptive hypertransmission function.
상기 음극부(200)는, 외부 전원이 개별적으로 인가되는 복수의 다중 음극 필라멘트(230;230a,230b,230c)로 구성되며, 상기 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)는 집속관(210)의 하부에 서로 이격되어 복수로 형성된 집속홈(220;220a,220b,220c)에 각각 삽입되어 장착되며, 상기 집속관(210)은 개구부(101)의 내측에 기밀이 유지된 상태로 밀착 고정된다. 상기 집속관(210)의 저면은 상기 엑스선 투과창(110) 면에 수직한 면을 기준으로 상기 엑스선 투과창(110)을 향하는 방향으로 소정 각도 하향 경사지게 형성되어, 상기 집속홈(220)에 장착되는 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)는 수직선을 기준으로 일측으로 소정의 경사각을 이루는 방향을 향하도록 배치된다. 상기 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)는 전기적 특성이 우수한 텅스텐 재질로 구성될 수 있으며, 각각의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)에 인가되는 전압의 크기에 비례하여 전자의 방출수가 변하게 된다.The cathode unit 200 is composed of a plurality of multiple cathode filaments 230a, 230b and 230c to which an external power source is individually applied, and the multiple cathode filaments 230 are connected to each other at the lower part of the focusing tube 210 220a, 220b, and 220c, which are spaced apart from each other. The focusing tube 210 is tightly fixed to the inside of the opening 101 while keeping the airtightness. The bottom surface of the focusing tube 210 is inclined downward at a predetermined angle in the direction toward the X-ray transmission window 110 with respect to a plane perpendicular to the X-ray transmission window 110, The multi-cathode filaments 230 are arranged so as to face at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to a vertical line. The multi-cathode filament 230 may be made of a tungsten material having excellent electrical characteristics, and the number of electrons emitted is changed in proportion to the magnitude of a voltage applied to each of the filaments 230a, 230b and 230c.
상기 양극부(300)는, 외부로부터 인가된 전압에 의해 전계를 형성하여 상기 음극부(200)로부터 방출된 전자를 가속하여 타겟에 충돌 시킴으로써 엑스선을 방출하기 위한 것으로, 상기 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)를 구성하는 복수의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)에 각각 대응되는 복수의 타겟(330;330a,330b,330c)이 외주면에 둘레에 축방향으로 이격되어 구비된 회전 양극 원통부(310)와, 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 일측에 일체로 연장 형성되며 외부의 구동장치에 결합되어 회전하는 양극 회전축부(320)로 구성된다.The anode part 300 generates an electric field by an externally applied voltage and accelerates the electrons emitted from the cathode part 200 to impinge on the target to emit the X-ray. The multi-cathode filament 230, 330a, 330b, and 330c corresponding to the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c constituting the rotating anode unit 310 are spaced axially around the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode unit 310, And a positive electrode rotating shaft part 320 integrally formed on one side of the rotating anode cylinder part 310 and coupled to an external driving device and rotating.
상기 다중 타겟(330)을 구성하는 각각의 타겟(330a,330b,330c)은 서로 다른 원소(예컨대, W, Mo, Cu, Ta)로 구성될 수 있으며, 상기 음극 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)의 하측으로 이격되어 대면하도록 위치되며, 도 2에 도시된 바와 같이 각각의 타겟(330a,330b,330c)은 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 외주면에 원주방향으로 연결되고 축방향으로 서로 이격된 배치 구조를 갖는다.Each of the targets 330a, 330b and 330c constituting the multiple targets 330 may be composed of different elements (for example, W, Mo, Cu, Ta), and the cathode filaments 230a, 230b, As shown in Fig. 2, each of the targets 330a, 330b, and 330c is circumferentially connected to the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode cylinder 310 and spaced apart from each other in the axial direction Structure.
상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)는 소정의 경사각(θ)으로 축경된 원추체 형상으로 구성되며, 그 외주면은 집속관(210)의 저면과 평행한 위치에 배치된다. 따라서 음극 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c) 하측으로 대면하는 위치에 해당 타겟(330a,330b,330c)이 위치하게 되며, 상기 음극 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)로부터 방출된 전자빔은 해당 타겟(330a,330b,330c)의 일정한 위치에 충돌하게 되고, 전자와의 충돌에 의해 타겟(330a,330b,330c)을 구성하는 원소의 전자 위치가 이동되면서 그 에너지 차에 의해 방출되는 엑스선은 엑스선 투과창(110)을 투과하여 방출된다. 이 경우 상기 복수의 음극 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)에는 각각 전원이 개별적으로 인가되므로, 전원의 인가 여부와 시간 및 세기를 조절함으로써 상기 복수의 타겟(330a,330b,330c)으로부터 두 가지 이상의 특성엑스선을 동시에 발생시키거나, 특정한 특성엑스선을 선택적으로 또는 두 가지 이상의 특정한 특성엑스선을 각각 연속해서 발생시키는 것이 가능해진다. The rotary anode cylinder 310 is formed in a conical shape having a reduced diameter at a predetermined inclination angle?, And the outer peripheral surface thereof is disposed at a position parallel to the bottom surface of the focusing tube 210. Therefore, the targets 330a, 330b, and 330c are located at positions facing the lower side of the cathode filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c, and the electron beams emitted from the cathode filaments 230a, 230b, 330b and 330c and the electron positions of the elements constituting the targets 330a, 330b and 330c are moved by collision with electrons, and the X-rays emitted by the energy difference are transmitted through the X-ray transmission window 110 ). In this case, since power is separately applied to the plurality of cathode filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c, it is possible to control two or more characteristics from the plurality of targets 330a, 330b, It is possible to generate X-rays at the same time, or to generate a characteristic X-ray selectively or two or more specific characteristic X-rays successively, respectively.
또한 양극부(300)를 회전체로 구성하고, 다중 타겟(330)을 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 외주면에 회전방향과 나란한 원주방향으로 형성함으로써 다중 타겟(330)에 전자빔이 충돌하는 위치를 일정하게 하면서도 충돌되는 지점이 회전방향을 따라서 가변되므로 전자빔의 충돌에 의해 발생하는 열을 분산시켜 과열을 방지함으로써 다중 타겟(330)의 열적 손상을 방지할 수 있게 된다.In addition, since the anode part 300 is made of a rotating body and the multiple targets 330 are formed in the circumferential direction in parallel with the rotating direction on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating anode part 310, Since the point of collision is constantly varied along the direction of rotation, it is possible to prevent the thermal damage of the multiple targets 330 by preventing the overheat by dispersing the heat generated by the collision of the electron beams.
이와 더불어, 본 발명에서는 상기 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)의 가열 시 발생하는 열과 전자빔이 다중 타겟(330)에 충돌 시 발생하는 양극부(300)의 열을 방열하기 위한 구성으로, 냉각부(400)를 회전 양극 원통부(310)와 양극 회전축부(320) 내부에 마련된 중공부(340)에 형성한 것에 특징이 있다. In addition, in the present invention, the heat generated in heating the multi-cathode filament 230 and the electron beam emitted from the anode unit 300 generated when the multiple targets 330 collide with each other are dissipated, Is formed in the hollow cathode portion (310) and the hollow portion (340) provided inside the anode rotation axis portion (320).
상기 냉각부(400)는, 케이스(100)의 일측에 형성된 개구부(102)의 외측으로 노출된 단부에 냉각수 입구(411)가 형성되고, 상기 양극 회전축부(320)와 회전 양극 원통부(310) 내부의 중공부(340)를 가로지르며 연장 형성되며, 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 내부로 연장된 단부에서 상하 양측으로 연장된 유로변환부(410a)가 형성된 제1방열관(410)과, 상기 제1방열관(410)의 외측 단부가 관통되어 지지되고, 상기 제1방열관(410)의 외측 둘레에 이격되어 양극 회전축부(320)의 내주면에 밀착되는 제2방열관(420)에 의해 냉각수 순환유로가 형성된다.The cooling unit 400 includes a cooling water inlet 411 formed at an end of the opening 102 formed at one side of the case 100 and exposed to the outside of the case 100. The cooling unit 400 includes the anode rotation axis portion 320 and the rotation anode rotation axis 310 A first heat dissipating tube 410 extending across the hollow portion 340 of the rotating anode 310 and having a flow path converting portion 410a extending upward and downward at both ends of the rotating anode tube 310, And a second heat dissipating pipe 420 which is supported through the outer end of the first heat dissipating pipe 410 and is spaced apart from the outer circumference of the first heat dissipating pipe 410 and closely attached to the inner circumferential surface of the anode rotating axis portion 320, The cooling water circulating flow path is formed.
상기 냉각수 입구(411)로 유입된 냉각수는, 상기 제1방열관(410) 내부의 제1수평유로(412)을 따라 수평방향으로 이동한 뒤, 상기 유로변환부(410a) 내부의 제1수직유로(413)를 통해 수직방향으로 유로가 변경되어 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310) 내부의 중공부(340)로 배출되고, 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)로부터 전달된 열을 회수한 후, 상기 유로변환부(410a)와 제2방열관(420) 사이의 제2수직유로(414)를 통해 유입되어 상기 제1방열관(410)과 제2방열관(420) 사이의 제2수평유로(415)를 따라 수평방향으로 이동한 후, 상기 냉각수 출구(421)를 통해 배출된다.The cooling water introduced into the cooling water inlet 411 moves horizontally along the first horizontal flow passage 412 inside the first heat radiation pipe 410 and then flows into the first vertical The flow path is changed in the vertical direction through the flow path 413 and is discharged to the hollow portion 340 inside the rotary anode cylinder portion 310. After recovering heat transferred from the rotary anode portion 310, Flows through the second vertical flow passage 414 between the flow path conversion portion 410a and the second heat radiation pipe 420 and flows into the second horizontal flow path 420 between the first heat radiation pipe 410 and the second heat radiation pipe 420 415 and then discharged through the cooling water outlet 421. [
이와 같이 상기 중공부(340)에 제1방열관(410)과 제2방열관(420)을 설치하여 냉각수의 순환유로를 형성함으로써, 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)의 가열 시 발생되어 복사에 의해 양극부(300)에 전달되는 열과, 전자빔이 다중 타겟(330)에 충돌 시 발생하는 열을 냉각수와의 직접 열교환 방식에 의해 회수하여 외부로 방열할 수 있게 되므로, 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)에 높은 전압을 장시간 인가하더라도 양극부(300)의 과열이 방지되어 고휘도의 특성엑스선을 연속적으로 출력할 수 있게 된다.The first cooling pipe 410 and the second cooling pipe 420 are provided in the hollow portion 340 to form a circulation flow path for the cooling water. As a result, when the multiple negative electrode filaments 230 are heated, And the heat generated when the electron beam collides with the multiple targets 330 can be recovered by direct heat exchange with the cooling water to dissipate heat to the outside, Overheating of the anode part 300 is prevented even when a long period of time is applied, so that the characteristic X-rays of high luminance can be continuously output.
또한 외부 구동장치의 구동에 의해 양극부(300)가 원활히 회전되도록 지지하고, 양극부(300)의 회전시 진공실(120) 내부의 진공을 유지하기 위한 구성으로, 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 외주면과 상기 양극 회전축부(320)가 삽입되는 케이스(100)의 내주면 사이와, 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 내주면과 상기 제2방열관(420)의 외주면 사이에는 진공기밀 슬라이더(500)가 개재된다.The positive electrode part 300 is supported by the external driving device so that the positive electrode part 300 is smoothly rotated and the vacuum inside the vacuum chamber 120 is maintained when the positive electrode part 300 rotates. A vacuum hermetic slider 500 is provided between the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface of the case 100 in which the anode rotation axis portion 320 is inserted and between the inner circumferential surface of the anode rotation axis portion 320 and the outer circumferential surface of the second heat dissipation pipe 420 .
상기와 같이 본 실시예에 따른 구성에 의하면, 전원이 개별적으로 인가되는 다중 음속 필라멘트(230)를 구비한 음극부(200)와, 이에 각각 대응하는 다중 타겟(330)을 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 외주면 둘레에 구비함으로써, 하나의 엑스선 발생장치를 이용하여 다양한 조합의 특성엑스선을 발생시킬 수 있게 되며, 다중 타겟(330)을 구비한 양극부(300)를 회전체로 구성하여 전자빔이 충돌되는 위치를 일정하게 하면서도 충돌지점이 회전방향을 따라 가변되도록 함과 아울러 양극부(300) 내부에 냉각수가 순환되는 냉각부(400)를 구비함으로써 직접 열전달에 의해 냉각효율을 향상시킬 수 있는 이점이 있다.As described above, according to the structure of the present embodiment, the cathode part 200 having the multiple sound filaments 230 to which the power sources are separately applied, and the multi-targets 330 corresponding to the cathode part 200 and the rotary anode part 310 ), It is possible to generate characteristic X-rays of various combinations by using one X-ray generator, and the anode part 300 having the multiple targets 330 is constituted by a rotating body, And the cooling part 400 in which the collision point is changed along the rotation direction while the cooling water is circulated inside the anode part 300 is advantageous in that the cooling efficiency can be improved by direct heat transfer have.
본 실시예에서는 설명의 편의를 위해 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)와 다중 다겟(330)이 3개소에 형성된 경우를 예로 들어 설명하였으나, 설치 개수는 이에 한정되지 않으며 그 수를 달리하여 구성될 수 있다.In the present embodiment, for convenience of description, the case where the multiple cathode filaments 230 and the multiple nodes 300 are formed at three locations has been described. However, the number of the multiple cathode filaments 230 and the number of the multiple nodes can be different.
도 3은 본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치의 구성을 나타낸 단면도이다.3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of an X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams according to another embodiment of the present invention.
본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 엑스선 발생장치는, 상술한 실시예의 구성과 기타의 구성은 동일하게 구성되고, 음극부(200-1)가 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)로 구성되고, 상기 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)를 장착하기 위한 장착홈(220-1)이 형성된 집속관(210-1)이 개구부(101)의 내측에 설치되고, 상기 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)와 상기 다중 타겟(330) 사이에 구비되어 상기 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)로부터 방출된 전자빔이 상기 복수의 타겟(330a,330b,330c) 중 특정 타겟에 충돌되도록 자계를 형성하여 상기 전자빔의 이동 경로를 제어하는 편향장치(600)를 구비한 점에 특징이 있다.The X-ray generator according to another embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as the above-described embodiment except that the cathode portion 200-1 is composed of a single anode filament 230-1, A focusing tube 210-1 in which a mounting groove 220-1 for mounting the cathode filament 230-1 is formed is provided inside the opening 101 and the single cathode filament 230-1 and the multiplex A magnetic field is provided between the target 330 and the electron beam emitted from the single cathode filament 230-1 to collide with a specific target among the plurality of targets 330a, 330b and 330c to control the movement path of the electron beam And a deflecting device (600) for deflecting the light beam.
이와 같은 구성에 의하면, 음극 필라멘트(230-1)를 단일 구조로 구성하면서도 편향장치(600)에서의 자계를 변화시켜 전자빔의 이동 경로를 다중 타겟(330) 중 서로 다른 원소로 구성된 임의의 타겟(330a,330b,330c)을 향하도록 집속시켜 충돌되도록 변화시킬 수 있게 되므로, 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)에 인가되는 전압과 상기 편향장치(600)의 자계 조절을 통하여 원하는 특정의 특성엑스선을 출력할 수 있게 되며, 음극 필라멘트(230-1)가 단일 구조로 설치되므로 엑스선 발생장치를 소형화할 수 있는 이점이 있다.According to such a configuration, even when the negative filament 230-1 is constructed in a single structure, the magnetic field in the deflector 600 is changed so that the movement path of the electron beam is changed to an arbitrary target 330a, 330b, and 330c, so that it is possible to output a desired characteristic X-ray through the voltage applied to the single cathode filament 230-1 and the magnetic field of the deflector 600 And the anode filament 230-1 is installed in a single structure, there is an advantage that the X-ray generator can be downsized.
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- 음극 필라멘트(230)로부터 방출된 전자빔이 양극의 다중 타겟(330)에 충돌 및 반사되어 엑스선을 방출하도록 내부에 진공실(120)을 구비하는 케이스(100);A case 100 having a vacuum chamber 120 therein so that the electron beam emitted from the cathode filament 230 collides with and reflects on the multiple targets 330 of the anode to emit x-rays;상기 케이스(100)의 내부 일측에 구비되며, 인가되는 전원에 의해 가열되어 전자빔을 방출하는 복수의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)로 구성된 다중 음극 필라멘트(230)를 구비하는 음극부(200);A cathode part 200 provided at one side of the inside of the case 100 and having multiple cathode filaments 230 formed by a plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c heated by an applied power source to emit an electron beam;상기 복수의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)에 각각 대응하도록 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 외주면 둘레에 축방향으로 이격되어 복수로 구비되며, 서로 다른 원소로 이루어진 타겟(330a,330b,330c)으로 구성된 다중 타겟(330)을 구비하는 양극부(300); 및 A plurality of targets 310a, 330b, and 330c, which are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction around the outer circumferential surface of the rotating anode 310 corresponding to the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c, An anode portion 300 having multiple targets 330 configured; And상기 전자빔의 충돌 시 상기 양극부(300)에서 발생하는 열을 상기 케이스(100)의 외부로 방열하기 위한 냉각부(400); A cooling unit 400 for dissipating heat generated in the anode part 300 to the outside of the case 100 when the electron beam collides with the outside of the case 100;를 포함하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치.And a plurality of electron beams.
- 제1항에 있어서, The method according to claim 1,상기 복수의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)에는 각각 전원이 개별적으로 인가되어, 상기 복수의 타겟(330a,330b,330c)으로부터 두 가지 이상의 특성엑스선을 동시에 발생시키거나, 특정한 특성엑스선을 선택적으로 또는 두 가지 이상의 특정한 특성엑스선을 각각 연속해서 발생시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치. Power sources are individually applied to the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b, and 230c to simultaneously generate two or more characteristic X-rays from the plurality of targets 330a, 330b, and 330c, Characterized in that two or more specific characteristic X-rays are generated successively in each case.
- 제1항에 있어서,The method according to claim 1,상기 음극부(200)는 상기 복수의 필라멘트(230a,230b,230c)가 각각 장착되는 복수의 집속홈(220a,220b,220c)이 형성되어 상기 케이스(100)의 일측에 고정되는 집속관(210)을 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치. The cathode unit 200 includes a plurality of focusing channels 220a, 220b and 220c to which the plurality of filaments 230a, 230b and 230c are respectively mounted and is connected to a focusing tube 210 Further comprising a plurality of targets and a plurality of electron beams.
- 제3항에 있어서,The method of claim 3,상기 케이스(100)의 일측면에는 상기 다중 타겟(330)으로부터 반사된 엑스선이 투과하는 엑스선 투과창(110)이 구비되고, An X-ray transmission window 110 through which X-rays reflected from the multiple targets 330 are transmitted is provided on one side of the case 100,상기 전자빔이 충돌하는 상기 다중 타겟(330)의 반사면은 상기 엑스선 투과창(110) 면에 수직한 면을 기준으로 상기 엑스선 투과창(110)을 향하는 방향으로 소정 각도 하향 경사지게 형성된 것을 특징으로 하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치. The reflection surface of the multi-target 330 in which the electron beam impinges is formed to be inclined downward at a predetermined angle in the direction toward the X-ray transmission window 110 with respect to a plane perpendicular to the X-ray transmission window 110 surface. An X-ray generator having multiple targets and multiple electron beams.
- 음극 필라멘트(230-1)로부터 방출된 전자빔이 양극의 다중 타겟(330)에 충돌 및 반사되어 엑스선을 방출하도록 내부에 진공실(120)을 구비하는 케이스(100);A case 100 having a vacuum chamber 120 therein so that the electron beam emitted from the cathode filament 230-1 impinges on and reflects the multiple targets 330 of the anode to emit X-rays;상기 케이스(100)의 내부 일측에 구비되며, 인가되는 전원에 의해 가열되어 전자빔을 방출하는 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)를 구비하는 음극부(200-1);A cathode part 200-1 provided at one side of the inside of the case 100 and having a single negative electrode filament 230-1 heated by an applied power source to emit an electron beam;상기 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)에서 방출되는 전자빔이 충돌되도록 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 외주면 둘레에 축방향으로 이격되어 복수로 구비되며, 서로 다른 원소로 이루어진 타겟(330a,330b,330c)으로 구성된 다중 타겟(330)을 구비하는 양극부(300);330b, and 330c, which are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction around the circumference of the rotating anode unit 310 so as to collide with the electron beams emitted from the single cathode filament 230-1, An anode part (300) having multiple targets (330) composed of;상기 전자빔의 충돌 시 상기 양극부(300)에서 발생하는 열을 상기 케이스(100)의 외부로 방열하기 위한 냉각부(400); 및 A cooling unit 400 for dissipating heat generated in the anode part 300 to the outside of the case 100 when the electron beam collides with the outside of the case 100; And상기 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)와 상기 다중 타겟(330) 사이에 구비되어 상기 단일 음극 필라멘트(230-1)로부터 방출된 전자빔이 상기 복수의 타겟(330a,330b,330c) 중 특정 타겟에 충돌되도록 자계를 형성하여 상기 전자빔의 이동 경로를 제어하는 편향장치(600)를 포함하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치.An electron beam emitted from the single cathode filament 230-1 provided between the single cathode filament 230-1 and the multiple target 330 collides with a specific one of the plurality of targets 330a, And a deflection device (600) for controlling a movement path of the electron beam by forming a magnetic field so that the electron beam is directed to the target.
- 제1항 내지 제5항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서, 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)의 일측에는 상기 케이스(100)를 관통하는 양극 회전축부(320)가 일체로 연결되고, The anode rotating shaft portion 320 passing through the case 100 is integrally connected to one side of the rotating anode cylinder portion 310,상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)와 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 내부에는 상기 케이스(100)의 외부와 소통되는 중공부(340)가 마련되어 상기 냉각부(400)의 냉각수 순환유로를 형성하는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치.A hollow portion 340 communicating with the outside of the case 100 is provided in the rotary anode cylinder portion 310 and the anode rotary axis portion 320 to form a cooling water circulation flow path of the cooling portion 400 Characterized in that it comprises multiple targets and multiple electron beams.
- 제6항에 있어서,The method according to claim 6,상기 냉각부(400)는, The cooling unit (400)상기 케이스(100)의 외측으로 노출된 단부에 냉각수 입구(411)가 형성되고, 상기 양극 회전축부(320)와 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310) 내부의 중공부(340)로 연장되며, 연장된 단부에서 양측으로 연장된 유로변환부(410a)가 형성된 제1방열관(410);A cooling water inlet 411 is formed at an end exposed to the outside of the case 100 and extends to the hollow portion 340 inside the anode rotation axis portion 320 and the rotary anode cylinder 310, A first heat radiation pipe (410) having a flow path conversion portion (410a) extending from the end portion to both sides;상기 제1방열관(410)의 외측 단부가 관통되어 결합되고, 상기 제1방열관(410)의 외측 둘레에 이격되어 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 내주면에 밀착되며, 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 외측으로 노출된 단부 일측에 냉각수 출구(421)가 형성된 제2방열관(420);을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치.The outer circumference of the first heat dissipating tube 410 is coupled to the outer circumference of the first heat dissipating tube 410 and is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the anode rotating axis part 320, And a second heat discharging pipe (420) having a cooling water outlet (421) formed on one side of the end portion exposed to the outside of the second heat pipe (420).
- 제7항에 있어서,8. The method of claim 7,상기 냉각수 입구(411)로 유입된 냉각수는, 상기 제1방열관(410) 내부의 제1수평유로(412)을 따라 수평방향으로 이동한 뒤, 상기 유로변환부(410a) 내부의 제1수직유로(413)를 통해 수직방향으로 유로가 변경되어 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310) 내부의 중공부(340)로 배출되고, 상기 회전 양극 원통부(310)로부터 전달된 열을 회수한 후, 상기 유로변환부(410a)와 제2방열관(420) 사이의 제2수직유로(414)를 통해 유입되어 상기 제1방열관(410)과 제2방열관(420) 사이의 제2수평유로(415)를 따라 수평방향으로 이동한 후, 상기 냉각수 출구(421)를 통해 배출되는 것을 특징으로 하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치.The cooling water introduced into the cooling water inlet 411 moves horizontally along the first horizontal flow passage 412 inside the first heat radiation pipe 410 and then flows into the first vertical The flow path is changed in the vertical direction through the flow path 413 and is discharged to the hollow portion 340 inside the rotary anode cylinder portion 310. After recovering heat transferred from the rotary anode portion 310, Flows through the second vertical flow passage 414 between the flow path conversion portion 410a and the second heat radiation pipe 420 and flows into the second horizontal flow path 420 between the first heat radiation pipe 410 and the second heat radiation pipe 420 415, and is discharged through the cooling water outlet (421). The X-ray generator according to claim 1,
- 제7항에 있어서,8. The method of claim 7,상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 외주면과 상기 양극 회전축부(320)가 삽입되는 케이스(100)의 내주면 사이와, 상기 양극 회전축부(320)의 내주면과 상기 제2방열관(420)의 외주면 사이에는 진공기밀 슬라이더(500)가 개재된 것을 특징으로 하는 다중타겟 및 다중전자빔을 구비한 엑스선 발생장치.Between the outer circumferential surface of the anode rotating axis portion 320 and the inner circumferential surface of the case 100 into which the anode rotating axis portion 320 is inserted and between the inner circumferential surface of the anode rotating axis portion 320 and the outer circumferential surface of the second heat dissipating tube 420 And a vacuum airtight slider (500) is interposed between the multiple targets and the multiple electron beams.
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