Patent ID: 9330879
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61B,G02B,G21K,H01J,H05G

Claim Text:
1. An integrated structure comprising: a collimating grid comprising a plurality of individual cells, each individual cell being defined by a plurality of cell walls made of an x-ray absorbing material; a housing assembly enclosing the collimating grid, the housing assembly comprising an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a frame, wherein the upper substrate and the lower substrate each comprises a foil sheet with a dielectric coating on an interior face of the foil sheet, the upper substrate attaches to an upper edge of the frame, and the lower substrate attaches to a lower edge of the frame, wherein the housing assembly is configured to hold a target fluid that at least partially fills the individual cells, whereby x-ray radiation is produced when an electron beam is directed through a selected individual cell containing the target fluid.