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    The document describes the key components of an x-ray tube, including the rotating anode, cathode, and envelope. The rotating anode turns during exposure to provide a larger target area and dissipate heat, while the cathode emits electrons and the envelope houses and maintains a vacuum around the cathode and anode assemblies. Additional components are the filament, focusing cup, protective housing, rotor, stator, target, and window.

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    The document describes the key components of an x-ray tube, including the rotating anode, cathode, and envelope. The rotating anode turns during exposure to provide a larger target area and dissipate heat, while the cathode emits electrons and the envelope houses and maintains a vacuum around the cathode and anode assemblies. Additional components are the filament, focusing cup, protective housing, rotor, stator, target, and window.

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    The document describes the key components of an x-ray tube, including the rotating anode, cathode, and envelope. The rotating anode turns during exposure to provide a larger target area and dissipate heat, while the cathode emits electrons and the envelope houses and maintains a vacuum around the cathode and anode assemblies. Additional components are the filament, focusing cup, protective housing, rotor, stator, target, and window.

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    Notebook #11

    X-Ray Tube
    STATOR

    ENVELOPE

    ANODE

    ROTATING ANODE

    TARGET

    ROTOR

    FOCUSING CUP

    CATHODE

    ELECTRONS
    ACTUAL FOCAL SPOT
    STATOR

    FILAMENT

    WINDOW

    PROTECTIVE HOUSING

    X-RAY PHOTONS

    Actual focal spot the physical area of the anode focal track impacted by electrons
    Rotating anode anode that turns during the exposure, providing larger target area and heat dissipation
    Cathode negative side of the x-ray tube
    Envelope glass or metal housing for cathode and anode assemblies and maintains vacuum
    Filament small coil of thoriated tungsten wire that causes thermionic emission of electrons
    Focusing cup houses the filament and directs thermionic cloud of electrons towards anode
    Protective housing houses the x-ray tube, controls leakage/scatter radiation, isolates the high voltages,
    and dissipates heat from the tube
    Rotor inside the envelope and connected to rotating anode; rotated via electromagnetic induction
    from the stator
    Stator outside the envelope; rotates the rotor via electromagnetic induction when current is applied
    Target portion of the anode where x-ray photons are created
    Window point of the envelope where x-ray photons exit

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