Patent 11004646 was granted and assigned to Hamamatsu Photonics on May, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An X-ray tube includes: a vacuum housing configured to include an internal space which is vacuum; a target unit configured to be disposed in the internal space, and include a target that generates an X-ray by using an electron beam incident therein, and a target support unit that supports the target, the X-ray generated by the target being transmitted through the target support unit; and an X-ray emission window configured to be so provided as to face the target support unit, and seal an opening of the vacuum housing, the X-rays transmitted through the target support unit being transmitted through the X-ray emission window. At least a part of the X-ray emission window is in contact with the target support unit.