Varian scores x-ray shielding patent

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Feb 22, 2010

Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received a U.S. patent for internal shielding in x-ray tubes.

The patent, No. 7661445, covers the use of tungsten shielding inside an x-ray tube, according to the Palo Alto, CA-based firm. It's the 100th x-ray tube patent Varian has received from the U.S. Patent Office.

Related Reading

Varian gets OK to build x-ray tubes in China, January 27, 2010

Varian Medical taps Australian hospital, January 21, 2010

Varian completes German order, January 20, 2010

Varian completes U.K. install, January 12, 2010

Varian to show new products at RSNA, November 30, 2009

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