X-ray generator and the use thereof in an X-ray examination device or X-ray inspection device
An X-ray generator having a housing and having components located inside the housing for generating one or more X-ray beams, wherein the housing is composed of a tube body that is made of ceramic.
1. An X-ray generator comprising:
a housing; and
components arranged within the housing, the components being configured to generate one or more X-ray beams,
wherein the housing is formed of a tube body that is made of ceramic,
wherein an exit window for the X-ray beams is provided in the tube body, and
wherein a thickness of the tube body at the exit window is smaller than a thickness of the tube body at a location spaced from the exit window.
2. The X-ray generator according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a cover and a base that are made of ceramic.
3. The X-ray generator according to claim 2 , wherein the tube body is joined to the cover and/or the base by an active solder process.
4. The X-ray generator according to claim 1 , wherein the exit window is formed into the tube body on an inner surface of the tube body.
5. The X-ray generator according to claim 1 , wherein the ceramic is a doped aluminum oxide ceramic.
6. The X-ray generator according to claim 1 , wherein the X-ray generator generates X-rays in an X-ray examination device or X-ray inspection device for safety, inspection of luggage or similar objects.
7. The X-ray generator according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of a cross-section of the exit window is smaller than a thickness of a cross-section of the tube body.
8. The X-ray generator according to claim 1 , wherein the exit window comprises a cavity in a wall of the tube body.
9. The X-ray generator according to claim 8 , wherein the cavity is located on an interior side of the wall of the tube body.
10. An X-ray generator comprising:
a housing; and
components arranged within the housing, the components being configured to generate one or more X-ray beams,
wherein the housing is formed of a tube body that is made of ceramic, and
wherein the ceramic is a doped ceramic.
11. A method of manufacturing an X-ray generator, comprising:
forming a housing comprising a tube body from doped ceramic; and
arranging components within the housing, the components being configured to generate one or more X-ray beams.
12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising forming a cover and a base for the housing that are made of ceramic.
13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising joining the tube body to the cover and/or the base by an active solder process.
14. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising providing an exit window for the one or more X-ray beams in the tube body as a thinned ceramic layer.
15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the exit window is formed into the tube body on an inner surface of the tube body.
16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the doped ceramic is a doped aluminum oxide ceramic.
17. A method of safety inspection using X-rays, comprising:
generating X-rays using an X-ray generator comprising a housing formed from a tube body made of doped ceramic and components arranged within the housing; and
inspecting luggage or similar objects for safety using the generated X-rays.