EP0350359A1 - Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Röntgenbildverstärkerröhre und nach diesem Verfahren hergestellte Bildverstärkerröhre - Google Patents
Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Röntgenbildverstärkerröhre und nach diesem Verfahren hergestellte Bildverstärkerröhre Download PDFInfo
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- H01J31/00—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes
- H01J31/08—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes having a screen on or from which an image or pattern is formed, picked up, converted, or stored
- H01J31/50—Image-conversion or image-amplification tubes, i.e. having optical, X-ray, or analogous input, and optical output
- H01J31/501—Image-conversion or image-amplification tubes, i.e. having optical, X-ray, or analogous input, and optical output with an electrostatic electron optic system
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- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J9/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture, installation, removal, maintenance of electric discharge tubes, discharge lamps, or parts thereof; Recovery of material from discharge tubes or lamps
- H01J9/02—Manufacture of electrodes or electrode systems
- H01J9/12—Manufacture of electrodes or electrode systems of photo-emissive cathodes; of secondary-emission electrodes
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an improved radiological image intensifier tube (I.I.R.). It also relates to the high vacuum tubes intensifiers of radiological images thus obtained.
- I.I.R. improved radiological image intensifier tube
- Radiological image intensifier tubes or I.I.R. are well known in the prior art. They transform a radiological image into a visible image, for example to ensure medical observation.
- the problem which arises and which the present invention seeks to solve is that one observes in the I.I.R. even in the absence of X-rays, annoying parasitic lighting of the observation screen.
- This stray light is due to the alkali metals involuntarily deposited on the electrodes of the I.I.R. during the development of the photocathode.
- the intense electric field which reigns in the tube manages to tear electrons from these alkali metals which are very electro-positive, and therefore very easily ionizable. These electrons go up the electric field, strike the observation screen and create parasitic lighting.
- photocathodes of the alkaline antimonide type are done in the vacuum enclosure of the I.I.R. because alkali metals are very reactive and must be created under vacuum to be stable.
- These photocathodes can be produced by successive evaporations of their constituent elements, in the tube, using a conventional crucible containing antimony, which is caused to evaporate by heating the crucible, by Joule effect for example.
- the alkali metals are evaporated from generators usually located on the electrode closest to the anode.
- the evaporation of alkali metals is the result of a silicothermia or an aluminothermy of the chromates of the metals that one seeks to evaporate.
- Silicothermia or aluminothermia are triggered by heating by Joule effect of alkaline generators.
- Alkaline generators are much less directive than antimony generators. This is due to the fact that it is necessary for silicothermia or aluminothermia to occur under good conditions to use special crucibles in which the chromates are confined. This type of crucible has poor directivity which has the advantage of ensuring a very uniform deposition of alkali metals over the entire surface of the photocathode which is distant from these crucibles. On the other hand, it has the drawback of causing the deposition of alkali metals on all the parts of the I.I.R.tube, and in particular on the electrodes, which causes the problem of stray lighting of the observation screen.
- a solution used by the Applicant is to cover with a layer of aluminum oxide Al2O3, the electrode closest to the anode, generally made of aluminum itself.
- This solution eliminates stray lighting from the observation screen, but introduces electrical discharges through this oxide layer, which is an electrical insulator.
- Another known solution to the problem mentioned which does not have the drawbacks of the known solution, consists in that, before introducing it into the intensifier, a layer is deposited, at least on part of one or more electrodes. of an electrically conductive material and having the property of oxidizing the alkali metals which are used in the composition of the photocathode.
- This material can be chosen from the following bodies: Te, Se, S, P.
- the present invention intends to propose a variant of this second solution which preserves the advantages of a conductive layer of electrons from the alkali metals while making its application and its implementation simpler.
- the first object of the invention is a method of manufacturing an improved tube for intensifying radiological images, with in particular a photocathode comprising an alkaline antimonire, several electrodes and an anode, according to which, prior to the manufacture of the cathode by means of a vaporization of antimony and alkali metals, a layer of conductive material is deposited, before introducing it into the tube, on at least part of the electrode closest to the anode having the property of reacting with the above-mentioned alkali metals.
- the conductive material is chosen from organic polymers that conduct electricity electronically.
- a second object of the invention is an improved radiological image intensifier tube, in particular with a photocathode comprising an alkaline antimonire, several electrodes and an anode in which at least a part of at least one electrode and parts electrically connected to a electrode or at the anode of the intensifier carries a layer of organic polymer electronically conductive of electricity having the property of reacting chemically with the alkali metals which enter into the composition of the photocathode.
- An intensifier of radiological images represented diagrammatically, seen in longitudinal section in FIG. 1, is constituted by an input screen, an electronic optical system and an observation screen contained in a vacuum enclosure 1.
- the input screen includes a scintillator 2 which converts the incident X photons into visible photons, a photocathode 3 which converts the visible photons into electrons. Between the scintillator and the photocathode, an electrically conductive sublayer is generally inserted, the role of which is to re-supply the photocathode with electrical charges while it emits its electrons. This sublayer is not shown in FIG. 1.
- the scintillator may consist, for example, of cesium iodide doped with sodium or with thallium.
- the photocathode can consist of an alkaline antimonide.
- the conductive sublayer may consist, for example, of indium oxide of formula In2O3.
- the electronic optical system generally consists of three electrodes G1, G2, G3 and an anode A which carries the observation screen 4.
- Photocathode 3 is generally connected to the ground of the tube.
- the electrodes G1, G2, G3 and the anode A are brought to electric potentials increasing up to 30 KV for example;
- An electric field E is therefore created in the tube, directed along the longitudinal axis of the tube, towards the photocathode. Electrons from the remon photocathode try this field and strike the observation screen 4, made of a cathodoluminescent material such as zinc sulphide, for example, which makes it possible to obtain a visible image.
- the reference 7 denotes the layer of alkali metals deposited on the grid G3 during the manufacture of the cathode and which, under the action of the electric field E, prevailing between the grid G3 and the anode A and directed towards the grid G3, releases electrons which go up the electric field and come to strike the observation screen 4.
- FIG. 3 represents a view in partial section of the electrode G3 and of the anode A of the I.I.R. of Figure 1, illustrating the solution provided by the invention to the problem of stray lighting previously mentioned.
- the problem of stray lighting is due to the metallic nature of the parasitic alkalies.
- the solution proposed by the invention is to chemically react these alkali metals with a material capable of transforming them into ionic or covalent compounds.
- the alkali metals are fixed and no longer release electrons creating the stray light that we are trying to remove.
- the deposit used must also conduct electricity so as to avoid the discharge phenomena encountered in the prior art when an oxide layer covers the G3 electrode.
- the present invention it is proposed to cover one or all of the electrodes G1, G2, and G3 as well as any internal part of the tube capable of receiving alkali metals with an organic polymer that conducts electricity.
- This conductive organic polymer may cover all or only part of the electrode or part concerned.
- the conductive organic polymer may - by way of non-exhaustive examples - be polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, polyvinylferrocene (PVF), polythiazil, polyacethylene, polyparaphenylene, or any other electronic conductive polymer.
- FIG. 3 it is shown that the electrode G rec is covered with a layer 8 of polymer before being introduced into the I.I.R. It is possible to cover the entire electrode G3 with polymer as is the case in FIG. 3, or only the areas of the electrode G3 which are most likely to cause the phenomenon of stray lighting. These areas can be determined experimentally. They can also be determined by calculation using computer programs. The zones which are most likely to cause the parasitic lighting phenomenon are generally very curved zones whose radius of curvature is small and whose electric field is strong. These areas are located near the alkaline generators and the observation screen. In FIG. 3, it can be seen that the periphery of the orifice of the electrode G3 has been covered with layer 8 which allows the passage of electrons.
- oxidized form is conductive
- reduced form is insulating
- the ferric ion is the oxidizing ion
- the ClO4 ion is used to respect the electroneutrality of the polymer: nFe3+ + ne ⁇ nFe2+ nPY ⁇ nPY ⁇ + ne ⁇ nPY ⁇ + n ClO4 ⁇ ⁇ [PY, ClO4] n
- Polypyrrole is thus formed on the electrode G3 for example, present in the reaction bath.
- the second method of obtaining is electrochemical oxidation in which oxidation and polymerization are carried out on the electrode connected to the positive terminal of the electric generator, the bath being composed of the basic monomer - for example pyrrole - diluted in an organic or aqueous solvent
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FR8809310A FR2634057B1 (fr) | 1988-07-08 | 1988-07-08 | Procede de fabrication d'un tube perfectionne intensificateur d'images radiologiques, tube intensificateur ainsi obtenu |
FR8809310 | 1988-07-08 |
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EP0350359A1 true EP0350359A1 (de) | 1990-01-10 |
EP0350359B1 EP0350359B1 (de) | 1993-08-25 |
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EP89401743A Expired - Lifetime EP0350359B1 (de) | 1988-07-08 | 1989-06-20 | Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Röntgenbildverstärkerröhre und nach diesem Verfahren hergestellte Bildverstärkerröhre |
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US (1) | US4943254A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0350359B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPH0268832A (de) |
DE (1) | DE68908637T2 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2634057B1 (de) |
Cited By (2)
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EP0608168A1 (de) * | 1993-01-22 | 1994-07-27 | Thomson Tubes Electroniques | Bildumwandlungsröhre und Verfahren zur Unterdrucken von Störungen in der Röhre |
EP0790640A3 (de) * | 1996-02-15 | 1997-11-19 | General Electric Company | Elektrodenlose Entladungslampe |
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JPH02152143A (ja) * | 1988-12-02 | 1990-06-12 | Toshiba Corp | X線イメージ管及びその製造方法 |
FR2688343A1 (fr) * | 1992-03-06 | 1993-09-10 | Thomson Tubes Electroniques | Tube intensificateur d'image notamment radiologique, du type a galette de microcanaux. |
FR2698482B1 (fr) * | 1992-11-20 | 1994-12-23 | Thomson Tubes Electroniques | Dispositif générateur d'images par effet de luminescence. |
FR2777112B1 (fr) | 1998-04-07 | 2000-06-16 | Thomson Tubes Electroniques | Dispositif de conversion d'une image |
FR2782388B1 (fr) | 1998-08-11 | 2000-11-03 | Trixell Sas | Detecteur de rayonnement a l'etat solide a duree de vie accrue |
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EP0249547A2 (de) * | 1986-06-13 | 1987-12-16 | Thomson-Csf | Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Röntgenbildverstärkers und nach diesem Verfahren hergestellter Bildverstärker |
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DE2212579A1 (de) * | 1972-03-15 | 1973-09-27 | Siemens Ag | Vakuum-bildwandler |
JPS5736758A (en) * | 1980-08-14 | 1982-02-27 | Nec Corp | Image tube |
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- 1988-07-08 FR FR8809310A patent/FR2634057B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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EP0249547A2 (de) * | 1986-06-13 | 1987-12-16 | Thomson-Csf | Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Röntgenbildverstärkers und nach diesem Verfahren hergestellter Bildverstärker |
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EP0608168A1 (de) * | 1993-01-22 | 1994-07-27 | Thomson Tubes Electroniques | Bildumwandlungsröhre und Verfahren zur Unterdrucken von Störungen in der Röhre |
FR2700889A1 (fr) * | 1993-01-22 | 1994-07-29 | Thomson Tubes Electroniques | Tube convertisseur d'images, et procédé de suppression des lueurs parasites dans ce tube. |
EP0790640A3 (de) * | 1996-02-15 | 1997-11-19 | General Electric Company | Elektrodenlose Entladungslampe |
US6097137A (en) * | 1996-02-15 | 2000-08-01 | General Electric Company | Electrodeless discharge lamp |
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FR2634057A1 (fr) | 1990-01-12 |
JPH0268832A (ja) | 1990-03-08 |
DE68908637T2 (de) | 1993-12-23 |
FR2634057B1 (fr) | 1991-04-19 |
DE68908637D1 (de) | 1993-09-30 |
US4943254A (en) | 1990-07-24 |
EP0350359B1 (de) | 1993-08-25 |
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