Patent ID: 8090075

Claim:
A high-voltage X-ray tube, comprising a cathode, the cathode being held at negative high voltage during operating conditions, an anode, the anode being held at positive high voltage during operating conditions, the cathode and the anode being disposed opposite each other in a vacuumized inner space, the anode being attached to an anode insulation element, a high voltage plug, the anode insulation element having a cylindrical shape or a shape tapering toward the anode, the anode insulation element including an opening to receive the high-voltage plug, a pipe structure through which a coolant is adapted to be supplied to the anode, and an intermediate element into which the pipe structure is integrated, the pipe structure being at least partially defined by one or more grooves formed in an external surface of the intermediate element, the intermediate element being disposed between the anode insulation element and the high voltage plug, the intermediate element being directly plugged into the anode insulation element.