Coolidge tube

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:X-rays
gptkbp:component vacuum tube
anode
cathode
filament
target
gptkbp:enables control of X-ray energy
control of X-ray intensity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Coolidge tube
gptkbp:introducedIn 1913
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:William_D._Coolidge
gptkbp:materialOfFilament tungsten
gptkbp:materialOfTarget tungsten
gptkbp:operates thermionic emission
high vacuum
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Crookes_tube
gptkbp:significance first practical X-ray tube with controllable output
gptkbp:usedFor X-ray generation
gptkbp:usedIn scientific research
medical imaging
industrial radiography
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Coolidge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6