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This x-ray tube is a high
vacuum, water cooled, direct current tube that operated in the 150 - 200
kv, 10 - 30 ma range. The tube is 37" long and 5" in diameter at the center.
The date of manufacture for this tube is somewhere between 1928 -
1938, as indicated by the screw-cap base
. Discoloration in the glass indicates extensive use. The orange tint of
the discolored area indicates a high sodium glass. This tube would have
been used for x-ray therapy.
The cathode is to the right in the picture and the anode to the left, from which the cooling water connections can be seen on the end of the tube. The dimple that apears to be on the surface of the tube just to the left of the screw-cap is an internal glass tube used to evacuate the tube during manufacture. |
