Patent ID: 8213571

Claim:
An X-ray imaging system, comprising: an X-ray generator to generate X-rays; a collimator to direct the X-rays into a direction of flow, a first end of the collimator operatively connected to the X-ray generator; a tube element operatively connected to a second end of the collimator opposite the X-ray generator, the tube element to transmit the X-rays from the collimator along the direction of flow towards the inspection object wherein the tube element includes: an X-ray transmission tube; a cladding layer surrounding the X-ray transmission tube; a metal layer surrounding the cladding layer; a thermoplastic coating layer surrounding the metal layer; and a cable jacket layer surrounding the thermoplastic coating layer; and an end retainer coupled to an end of the tube element opposite the X-ray generator, the end retainer to emit the X-rays to the area of inspection.