Patent ID: 8259905

Claim:
An X-ray tube, comprising: an evacuated shell having an X-ray permeable window formed therein; a frame pivotally mounted within the evacuated shell; a substantially cylindrical, solid anode rotatably mounted on the frame within the evacuated shell, the anode defining a longitudinal axis; means for selectively rotating the frame with respect to the evacuated shell, the longitudinal axis of the substantially cylindrical anode being selectively adjustable at an angle relative to horizontal; means for rotating the anode about the longitudinal axis thereof; means for selectively and controllably translating the anode linearly along the longitudinal axis; a cathode selectively producing an electron beam incident on an outer surface of the anode, forming a focal spot thereon, so that X-rays are generated therefrom and are transmitted through the X-ray permeable window formed in the evacuated shell.