improved X-ray tube (Coolidge tube)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:X-rays
gptkbp:application medical imaging
industrial radiography
gptkbp:category scientific instrument
medical device
gptkbp:enables stable and controllable X-ray production
gptkbp:feature independent control of tube current and voltage
tungsten filament cathode
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label improved X-ray tube (Coolidge tube)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1913
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:William_D._Coolidge
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Crookes_tube
gptkbp:uses thermionic emission
vacuum tube technology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_D._Coolidge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5